home-care worker

Northern Health Region, Manitoba; The Pas; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Pension plan

Free parking available

Job summary

Northern Health Region in Manitoba is seeking a Health Care Aide to provide bedside and personal care at multiple locations. Work is conducted on-site at the employer's or client's home as needed, with duties including medication administration, bathing assistance, dressing changes, specimen collection, feeding support, and light housekeeping.

Candidates should have a Health Care Aide Certificate; experience is an asset.

Qualifications

• Health Care Aide Certificate required or preferred.
• On-site work with no remote option.
• Experience an asset.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Collect specimens.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide personal care.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Dependability

Punctuality

Flexibility

Initiative

Team player

Organized

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Various locations
• Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide personal care

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Elderly
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Terminally ill

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Immunization records
• Adult Abuse Registry check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demandingRepetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Bonus
• Life insurance
• Pension plan

Other Benefits

• Free parking available