Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized

Work Location Information

Work in employer's/client's home; Urban area; Relocation costs not covered by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Transportation/Travel Information

Valid driver's licence; Travel expenses not paid by employer

Security and Safety

Child abuse registry check; Child welfare check; Driver's validity licence check; Criminal record check; Adult Abuse Registry

Work Setting Home care and visiting care agency

Weight Handling More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Additional Skills

Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; Supply and empty bed pans; Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments

Specific Skills

Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas; Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher; Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; Collect specimens; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Weigh, lift, turn and position patients

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

First Aid Certificate; Health Care Aide Certificate

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificateor equivalent experience

Languages English