Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Home care and visiting care agency
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Hospital or home for the aged
- Group home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Client focus
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid