health care aide

Government of Canada; Alberta; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Canada is seeking a dedicated health care aide to provide support for patient care in a fast-paced environment. You will accompany patients on outdoor activities, monitor vital signs, and assist with personal care duties. Candidates must be CPR certified, have a valid driver's license, and possess a high school graduation certificate. This role requires physical endurance as handling weights over 45 kg is expected along with a client-focused approach and reliable interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Criminal record check is mandatory.
• Transportation requires a valid driver's license and an own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Administer personal care and comfort duties.
• Record and monitor patients' vital signs.
• Transport patients as needed.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Interpersonal awareness

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Remote location
• Rural area
• Willing to relocate
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas

Credentials Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Benefits Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Pension plan