nurse aide

Right at home Kingston; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oshawa is seeking a dedicated caregiver. Responsibilities include assisting patients with basic needs, ensuring their comfort and safety, and working under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates should have a secondary school certificate and 2-3 years of experience. A supportive team atmosphere is offered, along with the opportunity for personal satisfaction in care work.

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure.
• Dependable and flexible with excellent interpersonal skills.

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.
• Deliver messages and reports between departments.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Skills

Client focus

Manual dexterity

Excellent oral communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education :

Expérience :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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
• 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 : 40 hours per week