health care aide - Pro-Care Health Services LTD | Brandon, MB | Workopolis

Education

College diploma

Skills

CPR Certification
First Aid Certification

Language

English

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
or equivalent experience

Tasks

Supply and empty bed pans
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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate

Security and safety

Criminal record check
Child Abuse Registry check
Adult Abuse Registry check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Fast-paced environment
Repetitive tasks
Physically demanding
Attention to detail
Standing for extended periods
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

Client focus
Efficient interpersonal skills
Initiative
Interpersonal awareness
Reliability
Team player
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week