Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Home care and visiting care agency
Various locations
Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
Serve meal trays and feed patients
Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
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
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
First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Nursing Aide Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Immunization records
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Physically demanding
Attention to detail
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
Client focus
Efficient interpersonal skills
Organized