Nurse Aide

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Do you have a caring and compassionate nature? If so, we invite you to consider joining our dedicated team as a Nurse Aide!

Vacancy- 10 vacancies

Employment- Full time, Permanent for 35 hours weekly

Salary- $ 22.00/ hour

Start date: As soon as possible

Employment conditions: Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, On Call, Overtime, Weekend

Languages- English

Education

·         Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Experience- Will train

Work setting

·         Home care and visiting care agency

·         Hospital or home for the aged

·         Hospital/medical facility or clinic

·         Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities:

·         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

·         Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas

·         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

Certificates-

·         First Aid Certificate

·         CPR Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

·         Repetitive tasks

·         Attention to detail

·         Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

·         Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

·         Client focus

·         Dependability

·         Efficient interpersonal skills

·         Excellent oral communication

·         Flexibility

·         Interpersonal awareness

·         Judgement

·         Organized

·         Reliability

How to apply:
By email- jobbankresumes@universalhealthhub.ca