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
Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment
Transport patients between care facilities
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Financial benefits
As per collective agreement
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses
First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Personal Suitability
Client focus
Dependability
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Flexibility
Initiative
Interpersonal awareness
Judgement
Organized
Reliability
Team player
Security and Safety
Criminal record check
Drug test
Tuberculosis test
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
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
Work Setting
Various locations
Nursing home/home for the aged
Language
English
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