Personal Support Aide - Medical

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Remote location
• Various locations
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling 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
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

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

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Patience