Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience
• Nursing education
• Nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Arrange for billing for services
• Provide nursing care
• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
• Take vital signs
• Interview patients

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Disability benefits
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• On-site recreation and activities
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Wellness program