Health Care Aide

Home Health Care Aide

Health Care Aide

Posted by: Ever Bright Complex Needs Support Services Inc.

Job Description

 

Company: Ever Bright Complex Needs Support Services Inc.
Work Location:
101 Highland Park Common NE suite 1008, Airdrie, AB
T4A 0X3

Workplace information: On the road

Salary: 22.80 hourly / 35 hours per Week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, On Call, Overtime, Shift, To be determined, Weekend

Starts as soon as possible

Benefits: Health benefits

Languages
English

Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Experience
1 to less than 7 months

On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting
Home care and visiting care agency
Urban area
Various locations
Work in employer's/client's home
Willing to relocate

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 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
Nursing Aide Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information:
Security and safety
Basic security clearance
Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment
Repetitive tasks
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail
Ability to distinguish between colours
Sound discrimination
Standing for extended periods
Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling
Up to 13.5 kg (30 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
Health care plan
Vision care benefits

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