Nurse Aide

Employer: Caring Touch Home Health Services

Location: Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Salary: $28.00 hourly

Languages: English Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Tasks: 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. Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments. Make beds and maintain patients' rooms. Supervise patients' exercise routines. Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas. Maintain inventory of supplies. Bathe, dress and groom patients. 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. Administer first aid in emergency situations Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Bending, c