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- Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Attendants
Job for the future Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Attendants
Average hourly wage
$25.63
Job description
These individuals help nurses, hospital staff, and physicians. They provide assistance in giving basic care to patients. They work in:
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation centres
- Residential and long-term care centres (CHSLDs)
- Local Community Service Centres (CLSCs)
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Main tasks
- Assist patients in their daily routine (washing, feeding, turning, dressing, etc.).
- Organize and propose activities to patients and accompany them.
- Supervise series of exercises performed by patients.
- Provide basic medical care (measuring vital signs, administering first aid, taking urine samples, etc.) as directed by nursing and hospital staff.
- Prepare and drive patients who are to undergo treatment or surgery.
- Deliver messages, reports, requests, and specimens from one department to another.
- Make beds and ensure the cleanliness of the rooms.
- Maintain supply inventory.
- Install, maintain, wash, sterilize, and repair equipment.
- Transport patients from one health care facility to another, as required.
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in institutional and Home Care Assistance
Code : 5858
Placement rate: 78.8%
15.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Targeted regions
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Last update: June 19, 2026