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support services assistant - medical
Posted on May 10, 2024 by Employer details ProctoCan
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Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Health aide. Work setting: Home care and visiting care agency. Physician's office. Hospital/medical facility or clinic. Medical clinic. Health care institution, facility or clinic. Tasks: Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment. Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort. Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse. Weigh, lift, turn and position patients. Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments. Make beds and maintain patients' rooms. Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas. Maintain inventory of supplies. Transport patients between care facilities. Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher. Answer call signals to determine patients' needs. Collect specimens. Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas. Schedule and confirm appointments. Perform administrative tasks. Ensure infection control. Administer medications. Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care. Provide wound and bandage care. Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition. Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons. Provide patient and family education. Interview patients . Ensure that quality nursing care is provided to patients. Assist with record management. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Continuing Care Assistant Certification. First Aid Certificate. CPR Certificate. Computer and technology knowledge: Electronic medical records. Area of specialization: Medical unit. Intensive care. Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence. Own transportation. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Repetitive tasks. Physically demanding. 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. Interpersonal awareness. Judgement. Organized. Reliability. Team player. Patience. Screening questions: Are you willing to relocate for this position?. Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?. Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?. What is the highest level of study you have completed?. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Support for newcomers and refugees: Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.). Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.- Location390 Steeles Avenue W pièce 11 & 12Thornhill, ONL4J 6X2
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$22.00 to $30.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Day, Evening, Morning
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 2 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #2907533
This employer has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis. Canadians and Permanent residents are able and encouraged to apply. Learn more.
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- Health aide
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Home care and visiting care agency
- Physician's office
- Hospital/medical facility or clinic
- Medical clinic
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Transport patients between care facilities
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- Collect specimens
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Perform administrative tasks
- Ensure infection control
- Administer medications
- Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
- Provide wound and bandage care
- Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
- Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
- Provide patient and family education
- Interview patients
- Ensure that quality nursing care is provided to patients
- Assist with record management
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Continuing Care Assistant Certification
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Electronic medical records
Area of specialization
- Medical unit
- Intensive care
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- 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
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
Advertised until
2024-11-06
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