resident care aide - medical

Government of Canada - Western; Regina; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health service in Regina seeks a dedicated healthcare assistant to aid in patient care and facility maintenance. Responsibilities include assisting with cleaning, serving meals, and personal care tasks. Candidates should be dependable, possess a college-level education, and have First Aid and CPR certifications. This role requires working on-site with no remote options.

Benefits

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Parking available

Qualifications

• Completed basic security clearance and checks.
• Ability to perform duties under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a nursing home or patient care setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
• Perform duties related to patient care and comfort.
• Serve meal trays and assist patients with feeding.
• Maintain cleanliness of patients' rooms.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Interpersonal awareness

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

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

Tools

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

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

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

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

• 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
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Bathe, dress and groom patients

Credentials

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Additional information

• Security and safety
  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test
  • Immunization records
  • Adult Abuse Registry check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Benefits

• Health benefits
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Parking available