Health care aide

Island View Place Care is located at 7013 E Saanich Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1Y3. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Health care aide. We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The open positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. The shift schedule encompasses shift times which include Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, On Call, Early Morning and Morning.

Employer Name: Island View Place Care
Position: Health care aide
No. of vacancies: 8
Salary: $25.00 to $27.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: 7013 E Saanich Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1Y3

Hiring: Health care aide

Job Description

  • The candidate will be responsible for accompanying patients to outdoor recreational activities.
  • The candidate will be responsible for assisting with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up, and assembling medical equipment.
  • The candidate will be responsible for assisting with the maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
  • The candidate must perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
  • The candidate must perform other tasks related to personal care.
  • The candidate will be responsible for supplying and emptying bed pans.
  • The candidate must take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
  • The candidate must serve meal trays and feed patients.
  • The candidate must weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
  • The candidate will be responsible for delivering messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens across departments.
  • The candidate will be responsible for making beds and maintaining patient rooms.
  • The candidate will be responsible for supervising patients’ exercise routines.
  • The candidate must administer suppositories, colonic irrigations, and enemas.
  • The candidate will be responsible for maintaining the inventory of supplies.
  • The candidate will be responsible for bathing, dressing, and grooming patients.
  • The candidate must transport patients between care facilities.
  • The candidate must transport patients in a wheelchair or stretcher.
  • The candidate must answer to call signals to determine the needs of patients.
  • The candidate must collect specimens.

Job Requirements

  • The candidate should be fluent in English language.
  • The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
  • The candidate must have First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate and Health Care Aide Certificate.
  • The candidate must be able to handle weight up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Work setting

  • The candidate should work in a nursing home/home for the aged or people who don’t need to be in a hospital but can’t be cared for at home.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
  • The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
  • The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Benefits

  • Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive Dental plan, Health care plan and Vision care benefits.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through the provided channels or options.

By email

resumes@northernlifeconsulting.com

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • Job reference number- IVP-20240827
  • Cover letter
  • References attesting experience
  • Letter of recommendation
  • Proof of the requested certifications
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