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Health Care Aide
Employer
RAPSDate Posted
May 22, 2026Languages
English-
Location Red Deer, AB
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Earnings $23.00 hourly
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Work Hours 24 to 32 hours per week
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Position Permanent Part Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Jun 12, 2026
Employer
RAPS
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
- Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
- Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Perform other duties related to personal care
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
- Tracheostomy care training
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
Weight handling
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
Patience
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Night
- Weekend
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Interest Codes
- 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
Abilities
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