Health Care Aide – Fort Vermilion, Alberta

Job Category: Work For Foreigners In Canada
Job Title: Health Care Aide
Employer: Jacques Juneau
Location: Fort Vermilion, Alberta
Wage: $22.50 per hour
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full-time
Shift/Schedule: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Morning

Jacques Juneau is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Health Care Aide to provide essential care and support to clients in a home setting. The ideal candidate will assist with daily living activities, personal hygiene, and medical support while ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for clients.

Responsibilities:

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up, and assembling medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bedpans
• Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients
• 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 in wheelchairs or stretchers
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Shave and trim beards and mustaches

Requirements:

• Languages: English
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work Setting:

• Work in employer’s/client’s home

Credentials:

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, and walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability:

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience

Work Environment:

• Home-based care – assisting clients in their residences
• Fast-paced and physically demanding – lifting and repositioning patients
• Emotionally rewarding – providing care and companionship
• Flexible work schedules – shifts may vary
• Interaction with medical professionals – reporting on patients’ conditions

Skills & Knowledge Needed as a Health Care Aide in Canada:

• Personal care skills – bathing, dressing, grooming patients
• Medical knowledge – taking vitals, administering first aid
• Housekeeping skills – meal preparation, cleaning, laundry
• Communication skills – interacting with patients and medical staff
• Patience and empathy – supporting individuals with various health conditions

Education & Certification Requirements:

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent
• First Aid and CPR certification (mandatory)
• Additional healthcare training is an asset

Who Can Apply?

• Canadian citizens, permanent or temporary residents
• Candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit

How to Apply:
Apply online at the company’s website.

Source: Job Bank (jobbank.gc.ca)