Casual Health Care Aide — Rehab & Community Transition

Carewest Innovative Healthcare; Calgary; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Carewest Innovative Healthcare is seeking a Health Care Aide for a casual position at the Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre in Calgary.

The HCA provides ongoing client care, monitors and reports on status, and assists with medication administration according to policy. Requirements include completion of an Alberta Health Care Aide program, English literacy, ability to lift and reposition clients, and active CLHA registration; health-care facility experience is an asset.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and Alberta Health Care Aide program completion.
• Fluent reading, writing, and verbal English communication.
• Physically capable of frequent lifting, transferring and repositioning clients.
• Active and current CLHA registration.
• Related health-care facility experience is an asset.
• Program-specific training/experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Observe, monitor and report on client status/condition, including changes in physical and emotional status.
• Report changes to RN or LPN in a timely manner.
• Deliver prescribed medications accurately per policy and procedure.
• Maintain professional and ethical standards; perform related duties as required.

Skills

Reading and writing in English

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Alberta Health Care Aide program

Job description

Carewest Innovative Healthcare is seeking a Health Care Aide for a casual position at the Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre in Calgary.

The HCA provides ongoing client care, monitors and reports on status, and assists with medication administration according to policy. Requirements include completion of an Alberta Health Care Aide program, English literacy, ability to lift and reposition clients, and active CLHA registration; health-care facility experience is an asset.