medical orderly

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged

Tasks

• 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
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Answer call signals
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
• CPR Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• 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?

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Bonus

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)