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health care assistant

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Employer details Right At Home Canada

Job details

  • Location1001 1 Street SECalgary, ABT2G 5G3
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary28.85 to 36.50 hourly (To be negotiated) / 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, 08:00 to 16:00
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 8 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3134248

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Home care and visiting care agency
  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Hospital or home for the aged
  • Hospital/medical facility or clinic
  • Nursing home/home for the aged
  • Public or community health centre
  • Rehabilitation centre and special health institution

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Supply and empty bed pans
  • Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
  • Serve meal trays and feed patients
  • Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
  • Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
  • Supervise patients' exercise routines
  • Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
  • Maintain inventory of supplies
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Transport patients between care facilities
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
  • Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Nursing Aide Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Immunization records
  • Eligible for professional liability insurance
  • Tuberculosis test

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Walking

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-11

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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Job market information

health care assistant NOC 33102 Calgary Region
Median wage Help -
22.80 $/hour

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