Calgary, AB

Languages
English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting
Home care and visiting care agency
Nursing home/home for the aged
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
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
Transport patients between care facilities
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals
Collect specimens
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Nursing Aide Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
Client focus
Dependability
Efficient interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Flexibility
Judgement
Organized
Reliability
Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
Free parking available

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