Health Care Aide

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority seeks a Health Care Aide to assist with patient care and provide basic supportive services within an integrated health care team across WRHA sites. The role operates under supervision of nursing leadership and adheres to the region's vision and care standards.

Qualifications include Grade 10 education, completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Requires Grade 10 education and completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course.
• English fluency in written and verbal communication.
• Experience in patient/resident care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient care and provides basic supportive care as directed.
• Acts as a member of the health care team under supervision of RN/LPN and director.
• Demonstrates ability to organize and prioritize workload in a care setting.

Skills

Teamwork

Care principles

Workload prioritization

Self-development

Multitasking

Team player

Patient-focused care

Initiative & flexibility

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English fluency

Education

Grade 10 education

Health Care Aide course

Job description

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

Under the general supervision of the Director Health Services, RN and/or LPN, the Health Care Aide acts as a member of the health care team, assisting with patient care and providing basic supportive care as directed. The Health Care Aide demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.

Experience

• Previous patient/resident care experience preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Minimum Grade 10 education, Manitoba standards, required.
• Successful completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications And Skills

• Roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team.
• Principles of personal care/rehab care/dementia care/chronic care.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.
• Demonstrates patient/resident focused care.
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity.
• Functions effectively within a changing environment and an interdisciplinary team.
• English fluency in both written and verbal communication.

Physical Requirements

• Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring, and transporting patients/residents and equipment.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• May encounter exposure to disease, toxic materials, noise, allergens etc.
• Requires shift work, extended working hours.

This Indefinite Term may expire subject to one (1) weeks’ notice.

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, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

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

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.