Health Care Aide
Posted on Feb 02, 2021 by Advantage Assist
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Location Valleyview, AB
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Earnings $21.50 to $22.03 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 37.5 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 5 Vacancies
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Closing Date Mar 25, 2021
Employer
Advantage Assist
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Work Setting
Nursing home/home for the aged
Specific Skills
- 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
Security and Safety
- Immunization records
- Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
Relocation costs covered by employer
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- SOCIAL
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Interest in assisting hospital staff by carrying messages, reports, requisitions and specimens from one department to another; in providing comfort to patients by answering call signals, making beds and maintaining patients' rooms; in assisting patients with menu selection; and in setting-up and providing leisure activities for patients, and accompanying patients on outside recreational activities
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying routine procedures to provide basic patient care, supervise patients' exercise routines, transport patients in wheelchairs and stretchers, and supply and empty bed pans; in maintaining inventory of supplies; in reporting or recording fluid intake or output; and in observing or monitoring patients' status and document patient care on charts
- objective
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Interest in operating medical equipment to take blood pressure, temperature and pulse; in collecting specimens such as urine, faeces and sputum; in administering suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas; and in performing other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff; may perform maintenance tasks such as assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, clean or sterilize equipment, maintain and repair equipment and assemble, set-up and operate equipment
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