nurse aide

Carez Nursing Solutions; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider in Hamilton, Ontario, is seeking a dedicated healthcare aide to provide essential support to patients. Responsibilities include tasks such as monitoring vital signs, assisting with daily activities, and ensuring patient comfort. Candidates should have a secondary education and some experience in a similar role, alongside strong interpersonal skills. This is a permanent full-time position, offering 40 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
• 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.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education and Experience

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Tasks

• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• 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
• 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
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal Suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 40 hours per week