Health Care Aide

Job summary

Provide personal and patient care, including bathing, grooming, feeding, positioning, monitoring vital signs, and transporting patients. Maintain patient rooms and supplies, assist with medical equipment, support exercise and recreational activities, and provide first aid when needed.

Job details

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate 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 Home care and visiting care agency Work in employer's/client's home Nursing home/home for the aged Responsibilities Tasks Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities Assist with maintenance and repair 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 Supervise patients' exercise routines Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas Maintain inventory of supplies Bathe, dress and groom patients Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas Administer first aid in emergency situations Experience and specialization Target audience Persons with Alzheimer's disease Additional information Security and safety Criminal record check Drug test Adult Abuse Registry check Benefits Health benefits Dental plan Health care plan Vision care benefits

What you’ll do

Provide personal and patient care, including bathing, grooming, feeding, positioning, monitoring vital signs, and transporting patients. Maintain patient rooms and supplies, assist with medical equipment, support exercise and recreational activities, and provide first aid when needed.

Requirements

A secondary school graduation certificate and 1 year to less than 2 years of experience are specified. The role is on-site and involves care for patients, including people with Alzheimer's disease; a criminal record check, drug test, and Adult Abuse Registry check are listed as security requirements.

Benefits

• Dental Plan
• Health Care Plan
• Vision Care Benefits

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• First Aid · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Personal Care · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Patient Care
• Personal Care
• Blood Pressure Measurement
• Temperature and Pulse Measurement
• Feeding Patients
• Patient Lifting and Positioning
• Wheelchair and Stretcher Transport
• Bed Making and Room Maintenance
• Patient Exercise Supervision
• Bathing, Dressing, and Grooming
• First Aid
• Medical Equipment Maintenance
• Inventory Management
• Alzheimer's Care

Job areas

• Healthcare