health care aide

PREVICE HOME CARE; Regina; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care company is seeking dedicated healthcare aides to provide crucial support for patients in a dynamic environment. Responsibilities include patient care, assisting with equipment, and performing essential personal care tasks. Candidates must have relevant certifications and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to ensure a high level of care and comfort for all patients.

Qualifications

• First Aid Certificate is required.
• CPR Certificate is required.
• Nursing Aide Certificate is required.
• Health Care Aide Certificate is required.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment.
• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Flexibility

Excellent oral communication

Interpersonal awareness

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

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.

Responsibilities

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
• 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 in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate
  
  

Additional information

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience