health care aide

Comfort Keepers Victoria; Victoria; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Job summary

Comfort Keepers Victoria is seeking a dedicated health care aide to support clients at their homes in Victoria. The role requires compassionate patient care, ability to take vitals, assist with daily activities and maintain safety in a home setting.

You will work on site at client homes, following care plans, coordinating with dispatch, and documenting observations. Qualifications include a health care aide certificate and CPR/First Aid. 1–2 years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in a care setting.
• On site work with no option to work remotely.
• Work must be completed at the physical location.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment.
• 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 first aid in emergency situations.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients between care facilities.

Skills

Patient care

Medical equipment handling

Vital signs measurement

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Languages

English

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

• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• 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
• Collect specimens
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

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.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers