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Work Setting:
Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
Specific Skills:
Shop for food and household supplies; Provide personal care; Provide companionship; Prepare and serve nutritious meals; Plan therapeutic diets and menus; Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties; Mend clothing and linens; Launder clothing and household linens; Collect specimens; Administer bedside and personal care; Feed or assist in feeding; Administer medications; Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk; Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene. Assist with childcare when in client's home.
Target Audience:
Elderly; Convalescent; Persons with physical disabilities; Females
Security and Safety:
Medical exam; Tuberculosis test; Criminal record check
Transportation/Travel Information:
Must be able to obtain Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver's License. Can provide automobile if required for client related activities.
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information:
Work in employer's/client's home; Staff accommodation available:
Skills/Education:
1. Basic Nursing Care course preferred.
2. Fluent ability to speak and write English.
3. Grade 12 or equivalent education.
4. Saskatchewan Class 5 Drivers License.
5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
6. First Aid Certificate.
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Basic cardiac life support (BCLS)
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
Specific Skills
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Immunization records