Health Care Aide

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Rural Municipality of West St. Paul; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a personal care aide to provide compassionate care for residents, ensuring their dignity and quality of life. The ideal candidate will have a Health Care Aide Certificate and skills in teamwork, communication, and effective care strategies. This role involves physical activities and a commitment to following strict health and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to residents.
• Work collaboratively within a resident care team.
• Follow health and safety regulations in care delivery.

Skills

Organizational skills

Self-development

Multi-tasking

Flexibility

Teamwork

Resident-focused care

Physical and mental endurance

Initiative

Communication in English

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

Overview

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Perform duties as a team member related to the daily personal care, welfare and safety needs of the residents, in a manner that respects their dignity and promotes a maximum quality of life.

A member of an interdisciplinary resident care team and works with residents and families to up hold mission, vision and value statement of the Home.

Performs all duties in accordance with established health and safety regulations/guidelines, policies and procedures.

Experience

• Caring for the elderly and clients with dementia preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized educational institution.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Flexible and able to function effectively in a dynamic changing environment.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.
• Demonstrates resident focus care in accordance with the Home’s mission, vision and values.
• Able to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in English; both orally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

• Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring and transporting residents and equipment.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• May encounter exposure to disease, radiation, toxic material, noise, allergens, blood, feces, body fluids, etc.
• Requires shift work, extended working hours.
• Equipment used – mechanical lifts, bathing units, weight scales.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.