Health Care Aide
Job Overview
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Benefits
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- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
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Work setting
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
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Tasks
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Perform other duties related to personal care
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
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Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
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Security and safety
- Criminal record check
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Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
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Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
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Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
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Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Patience
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Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location?
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Employment terms options
- Flexible hours
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 4 to 10 hours per week
