Health Care Aide

6 days ago

Valleyview AB, Greenview Census Division, AB; Alberta, Canada Valleyview Care Ltd. Full-time

  • Hourly rate: $23.80 / 30 to 37.5 hours per week
  • Permanent employment, Full time
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits
  • Number of vacancies: 4

Overview

  • Education – College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year or equivalent experience
  • Experience – Experience an asset
  • On site – Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely
  • Work setting – Rural area; Willing to relocate; Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

  • Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
  • 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
  • Supply and empty bed pans
  • Take patient’s 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 between care facilities
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Answer call signals to determine patients’ needs
  • Collect specimens
  • Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Security and Safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check
  • Immunization records
  • Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching. Kneeling
  • Walking
  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Leaning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

  • Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Support for youths

Eligibility

  • A Permanent resident of Canada
  • A temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
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