Patient assistants in health-care establishments, see to the welfare of people who are ill. These workers are employed in chronic-care or acute-care hospital facilities, geriatric centres, rehabilitation centres and psychiatric hospitals. They promote the comfort of the people under their care by helping them with meals, personal hygiene and mobility.
In hospitals, patient assistants provide mainly basic care to help patients recover or maintain their health. In nursing homes or geriatric centres, they help the residents (who have often experienced a loss of autonomy) carry out their daily activities. This involves helping them dress, wash, eat, and get about. In all workplaces, however, patient assistants are also there to listen to patients, boost their morale, reassure them and bolster their self-confidence. http://cfpsante.ca/
Desirable Qualities and Skills
dedication and sense of responsibility
good listening skills, great compassion and respect for others
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or its recognized equivalent are not subject to any additional admission requirements. OR Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin must also meet the following additional requirement: they must have earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. OR Persons who are at least 18 years of age must have the following functional prerequisites: they must pass a general development test (GDT) and have the specific prerequisites for the desired program (as stipulated in Schedule I of the Vocational Education Directives 2003-2004), or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. N.B.: The requirement as to the concurrence of general education courses and vocational training does not apply to this category.
