Health Care Aide Needed By Armstrong healthcare limited  – Ontario

Job Category: Work For Foreigners In Canada
Job Title: Health Care Aide
Company: Armstrong Healthcare Limited
Location: Hamilton, ON
Wage: $35.00 per hour
Terms of Employment: Permanent employment, Full-time
Shift: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend

Armstrong Healthcare Limited is seeking a compassionate and skilled Health Care Aide to provide quality support and care to patients in various healthcare settings. This role requires a dedicated individual who can assist with daily living activities, patient care, and medical support to ensure the well-being and comfort of patients. If you are passionate about healthcare and making a difference in people’s lives, this opportunity is for you.

Responsibilities

• 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 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
• 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

Requirements

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

Work Setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Various locations
• Work in employer’s/client’s home
• Willing to relocate
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Public or community health centre
• Rehabilitation centre and special health institution
• Group home

Credentials

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional Information
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player

Work Environment:

• Hospitals, nursing homes, and private residences
• Working closely with patients who may have varying health conditions
• Physically and emotionally demanding tasks
• Flexible work hours, including night and weekend shifts

Skills and Knowledge Needed:

• Patient care techniques
• Understanding of medical equipment and supplies
• Basic first aid and emergency response
• Communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education and Certification Required:

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• First Aid and CPR certification
• Health Care Aide Certificate or equivalent training

Who Can Apply?
Canadian citizens, permanent or temporary residents of Canada, and candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.

How to Apply
Online: Apply on Company’s Website

Source: Job Bank (jobbank.gc.ca)