health care aide

Happy Home Care; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care agency is seeking compassionate and dedicated caregivers to provide personal care and support to clients in their homes. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, monitoring health conditions, and ensuring patient comfort. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and have experience in patient care. Join our team to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve.

Benefits

Travel expenses paid by employer

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Bathe, dress, and groom patients.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Education

College or CEGEP diploma

Job description

• Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Various locations
• Work in employer's / client's home

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
• Bathe, dress and groom patients

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking