Screening questions

Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?; Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?; Are you willing to relocate for this position?; Are you available for shift or on-call work?

Financial benefits Commission

Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Interpersonal awareness; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized

Work Location Information

Work in employer's/client's home; Willing to relocate; Relocation costs covered by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods

Transportation/Travel Information Travel expenses paid by employer

Security and Safety Immunization records; Criminal record check

Work Setting

Hospital or home for the aged; Hospital/medical facility or clinic; Home care and visiting care agency; Nursing home/home for the aged

Additional Skills

Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; Maintain inventory of supplies; Supply and empty bed pans; 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; 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; Supervise patients' exercise routines; Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas; Collect specimens; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Answer call signals; Weigh, lift, turn and position patients; Administer first aid in emergency situations; Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort

Financial benefits Commission

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.) First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificateor equivalent experience

Languages English