nurse aide

Right at home Kingston; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Kingston is looking for dedicated staff to assist with patient care duties, including monitoring vital signs and assisting with daily activities. Candidates should have a secondary school certificate and ideally 2 years of experience. A focus on client care and excellent interpersonal skills are crucial for success in this role. This position offers permanent employment with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Collect specimens.

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• 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 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

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

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 to 40 hours per week