health care aide

Government of Canada; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A government health agency in Kamloops is seeking a Health Care Aide to support patients in a nursing home environment. The ideal candidate will assist with daily activities, monitor health metrics, and provide compassionate care. A Health Care Aide Certificate is mandatory, along with the ability to work under physically demanding conditions. Competitive benefits include a health care plan and compliance with safety regulations.

Benefits

Health care plan

Qualifications

• Must have a Health Care Aide Certificate.
• Experience in a nursing home or home for the aged is preferred.
• Ability to handle physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patient care

First aid

Communication

Education

Health Care Aide Certificate

College diploma of less than 1 year

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• 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 setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• 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
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

• Security and safety
• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Adult Abuse Registry check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding

Benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement