personal support aide - medical

Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes Ltd.; Lindsay; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A retirement home facility in Lindsay, Ontario, is seeking a compassionate healthcare aide to support resident care. You will be responsible for bathe, dressing, and grooming patients, as well as assisting with medical tasks like measuring vital signs. Applicants should have a relevant non-university certification and possess good interpersonal skills. Full-time responsibilities require working on-site without remote options.

Benefits

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Free parking available

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience is required.
• Successfully passing a criminal record check, immunization records, and tuberculosis test.
• Ability to handle weight up to 9 kg (20 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Interpersonal awareness

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work setting

• Rural area
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

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
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)