Medical orderly

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Rural area
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Tasks

• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 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 available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Night shift premium

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site recreation and activities
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)