medical orderly

Work setting

• Urban area
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Answer call signals
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available