Patient service associate

Comfort KeepersThis link will open in a new window; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Mileage paid

Free parking available

Learning/training paid by employer

Team building opportunities

Wellness program

Job summary

Comfort Keepers in North Vancouver is seeking a compassionate Health Care Aide to work on site in clients' homes and care facilities within the Metro Vancouver area.

You will perform personal care, take vitals, assist with daily activities, transport patients, and help with equipment while maintaining safety and dignity. A minimum education level and 7 months+ experience are required.

Qualifications

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience
• 7 months to less than 1 year of relevant experience in home care
• Valid First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate and Health Care Aide Certificate
• English language proficiency

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• 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
• 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

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Patience

Organized

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Secondary school diploma or equivalent

7 months to less than 1 year experience

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

7 months to less than 1 year

ON SITE

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

WORK SETTING

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Various locations
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Nursing home/home for the aged

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• 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
• 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

CREDENTIALS

CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND COURSES

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SECURITY AND SAFETY

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Eligible for professional liability insurance

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• 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
• Patience

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Health care plan

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Bonus
• Mileage paid

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week
• Wellness program