Job Description
Education
College, CEGEP or other non‑university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.
Work setting
Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
- 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.
- Maintain inventory of supplies.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Collect specimens.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Continuing Care Assistant Certification.
- First Aid Certificate.
Area of work experience
University or college.