health care aide

English

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
or equivalent experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
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
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
Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
Supervise patients’ exercise routines
Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
Maintain inventory of supplies
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Answer call signals to determine patients’ needs
Collect specimens
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Ensure infection control
Clean and dress wounds
Address and document symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
Record vital signs
Assist with transport of high-risk patients
Record observations
Document observations on patients’ specimens