health care aide

Ottawa Home Care; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in home care is seeking dedicated individuals to provide patient support in various settings, including hospitals and nursing homes. The role involves assisting with personal care, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring patient comfort. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma and a First Aid Certificate, along with strong interpersonal skills and a client-focused approach.

Benefits

Group insurance benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

Qualifications

• Experience of 7 months to less than 1 year in a similar role.
• Ability to work under pressure and perform physically demanding tasks.
• Knowledge of patient care and comfort duties.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Client focus

Flexibility

Interpersonal awareness

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Urban area
• Hospital / medical facility or clinic
• Nursing home / home for the aged
• Public or community health centre

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• 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
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year
• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)