nurse aide

Overview

Languages: English

Education:

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting:

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities:

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials:

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Individual and Family Services