health care aide

Keeping house; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking compassionate care assistants to support patients in a nursing home environment. The role involves a variety of tasks to ensure patient comfort and safety, including personal care and assistance with daily activities. Ideal candidates should have relevant educational qualifications and a strong focus on client care.

Benefits

Free parking available

Qualifications

• Experience in a caring role is an asset.
• First Aid Certificate required.
• Ability to work under pressure and carry out physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning, setting up and assembling medical equipment.
• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Serve meal trays and assist with personal care tasks.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Job description

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

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking
• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities