Health care aide

HEART TO HEART HOME CARE SERVICES LTD.; Electoral Area A; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

HEART TO HEART HOME CARE SERVICES LTD. is seeking a dedicated home care aide to support patients at their residence and at the facility, providing essential daily care and monitoring.

The role involves assisting with meals, mobility, personal care, and coordinating with clinical staff to ensure patient safety and comfort. The position requires completion of secondary education or equivalent experience, fluency in English, and 1+ year of related home care experience.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent experience.
• Experience in home care is preferred.
• Skills in basic patient assistance and safety are expected.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients between care facilities.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Or equivalent experience

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

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

WORK SETTING

• Home care and visiting care agency

RESPONSIBILITIES

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
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations