Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
Serve meal trays and feed patients
Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
Supervise patients' exercise routines
Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
Maintain inventory of supplies
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment
Transport patients between care facilities
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Credentials
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses
First Aid Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional Information
Security and Safety
Bondable
Basic security clearance
Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Repetitive tasks
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Walking
Personal Suitability
Dependability
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Initiative
Organized
Additional requirements
Screening questions
Are you available for shift or on-call work?
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?