| Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates (3413) |
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 Occupation with high worker turnover |
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| The English text is currently unavailable. Please refer to the French text below. |
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Qualification and skills most often required
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Le diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) en assistance aux bénéficiaires en établissement de santé favorise l’accès à un emploi. Dans certains cas, le diplôme d’études secondaires (DES) est également requis. Des connaissances en gériatrie, en relations humaines (relations d’aide), en techniques de premiers soins et en déplacement sécuritaire des patients peuvent être requises. Des aptitudes à intervenir en situation de crise peuvent être demandées.
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Reason for
labor demand
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Le vieillissement et la croissance de la population ainsi que les départs à la retraite dans le réseau de la santé entraînent une demande plus soutenue dans les centres d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD). Les conditions de travail sont parfois difficiles, ce qui crée un roulement de la main-d’œuvre.
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Job titles
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| aide, health care |
| aide, nursery - hospital |
| anesthetic attendant - hospital |
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Nature of work
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| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates assist nurses, hospital staff and physicians in the basic care of patients. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. |
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Fields of interest
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| Counseling, helping others |
| Providing others with care and assistance |
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Main duties
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| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates perform some or all of the following 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; lift, turn or massage patients; shave patients prior to operations; supervise patients' exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities for patients, and accompany patients on outside recreational activities; and perform other duties related to patient care |
| - 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 |
| - Transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery |
| - Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens from one department to another |
| - 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. |
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Main characteristics of the occupation
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| * Interests |
| * Physical activities |
| * Aptitudes |
| * Environmental conditions |
| * Data, people, things |
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Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates (3413)
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Employment requirements
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* Some secondary school education and on-the-job training
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A nursing aide or health care aide college or private institutional program, or a college nursing orderly program and supervised practical training are required. |
| * Some health care facilities may also require completion of specialized courses such as CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), first aid and food handling/sterile processing. |
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Skill type
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| Health occupations |
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Skill level
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| Intermediate |
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