aide, health care

Nanaimo Seniors Village; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A nursing home in Ontario is seeking a dedicated Caregiver to assist with patient care and support. Responsibilities include serving meals, personal care, and ensuring patient comfort in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must have a relevant college certificate and can apply if authorized to work in Canada. Full-time, permanent position with hourly pay ranging from $22.24 to $24.00.

Benefits

Group insurance benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience required.
• Able to complete tasks in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.
• Must be able to lift up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations, and enemas.
• Bathe, dress, and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate

Job description

Job details

• Salary 22.24 to 24.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 37.5 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months
• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.