Nurse aide

Languages
English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience
7 months to less than 1 year

Wages
$22 per hour

Number of vacancies
3

Responsibilities
Supply and empty bed pans
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
Supervise patients’ exercise routines
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
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations

Work conditions and physical capabilities
Repetitive tasks
Physically demanding

Personal suitability
Dependability
Reliability
Patience

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Mature workers, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth