patient care aide

BRIDGE TO CARE; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Healthcare Assistant in Whitecourt. You'll play a key role in supporting patients with daily activities, including taking vital signs and engaging in recreational outings. This position requires a strong commitment to patient comfort and care, along with certifications in First Aid and CPR.

Qualifications

• Completion of First Aid and CPR certification is required.
• Experience in patient care preferred.
• Ability to lift and support patients.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

First Aid

CPR

Supervising exercise

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• 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
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate