health care aide

KM Care Services Inc.; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Job summary

KM Care Services Inc. is seeking an on-site care aide in Winnipeg, MB. The role involves assisting patients in their homes and care facilities, with duties spanning personal care, basic medical support, and patient mobility.

Candidates typically have 1 year to less than 2 years of experience, English language proficiency, and a secondary school diploma. This position requires work at the client’s location with no remote option.

Qualifications

• English language required.
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with maintenance and repair 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.
• Supervise patients' exercise routines.
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Skills

English

Education

Secondary school diploma

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.

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Work in employer\'s/client\'s home
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with maintenance and repair 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
• Supervise patients\' exercise routines
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer\'s disease

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Drug test
• Adult Abuse Registry check

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits