nursing assistant (registered - Québec)

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
• Take vital signs, apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensure infection control, monitore nutritional intake and conduct specimen collection
• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Bonus

Long term benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)