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Coffeycrown Healthcare Service | Full time Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed. Job Duties Answer call signals; supply and empty bed pans; bathe, dress and groom patients; serve meal trays, feed or assist in feeding of patients and assist patients with menu selection; weigh, lift, turn, and position patients; shave patients prior to operations; supervise patients' exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities for patients, accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output; observe or monitor patients' status and document patient care on charts; collect specimens such as urine, faeces or sputum; administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas and perform other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff Administer, in emergency situations, first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies Transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments Make beds and maintain patients' rooms Maintain inventory of supplies May perform maintenance tasks such as assisting with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment May transport patients between care facilities. Physical Demands Standing Bending or twisting the body Making repetitive motions Handling material manually Walking and running Workplaces and Employers Nursing homes Assisted care facilities for the elderly Health care establishments Hospitals Physical Work Environment Indoors, environmentally controlled Biological agents Sound and noise Standard safety equipment Physical proximity from others Requirements This is what you typically need for the job. Some secondary school education and on-the-job training or a personal support worker, nursing aide or health care aide college or private institutional program, or a college nursing orderly program and supervised practical training are required. Completion of specialized courses such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid is usually required. An appropriate class of driver's licence may be required for medical attendants. Source National Occupational Classification Professional certification and licensing Ontario If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation. If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation. If the licence is voluntary, you dont need to be certified to practise this occupation. #J-18808-Ljbffr