Valentine Center is hiring
Patient Care Aide with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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.

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Tasks

• 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
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

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