Nurse Aide

Halifax, NS, Canada
Full Time
Entry Level

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

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
  • Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
  • 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
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
  • 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

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Salary 
$20 per hour / 40 hours per week
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