Southern Comfort Villa Residence is hiring
Health Care Aide with LMIA

Languages

• English or French

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

Work setting

• Rural area
• 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
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed 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
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Adult Abuse Registry check

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 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Parking available