Health Care Aide - Casual

Optima Living; Hope; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Optima Living as a Health Care Aide in Riverside Manor, where you will provide essential personal care and support to residents in a warm and welcoming environment. This role involves hands-on care, light housekeeping, and assisting with daily activities, ensuring the comfort and safety of residents. Ideal candidates will have provincial certification and experience in care settings, along with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Completion of provincial Health Care Aid certification.
• Experience in a residential care setting preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on personal care services and medication administration.
• Assist with housekeeping duties and meal services.
• Respond to medical emergencies and follow care plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Infection control procedures

Organizational skills

Compassion

Education

Provincial Health Care Aid certification

Job description

Let us welcome you home to Riverside Manor in Hope, BC

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.

Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honor to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavors.

We are currently seeking a Health Care Aide to join our team that is responsible for hands-on personal care services, medication administration, light housekeeping and meal service assistance, as well as participation in social-recreational activities.

***This rotation is a 4 on 4 off, nights from 1900 to 0700***

Responsibilities:

• Performs light housekeeping in resident suites and common areas
• Support personal care activities; dressing, bathing, incontinence
• Simple transfers
• Respond to medical emergencies in a calm manner
• Assists with resident laundry and meal service as needed
• Follow Care Plans and report any changes or concerns
• Working with residents to meet care requirements
• Demonstrate ongoing competence utilizing knowledge, skill, judgment, and evidence-based practice in caring for aging adult is vital in this role
• Ensure accordance with provincial continuing care health service standards, legislation, codes, regulations, and employment and safety statutes
• Demonstrate awareness of accident and injury prevention, through safe work practices and procedures
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of provincial Health Care Aid certification
• Registered with provincial health care registry
• Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
• Demonstrate infection control procedures
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, squat, kneel and lift 25 pounds
• Display compassion, education, proficiency, and experience while assisting residents

Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?* Yes No

Do you currently reside within Canada?* Yes No

Will you require sponsorship now or in the future?* Yes No

Are you currently registered with the BC Care aide registry?*

If yes, please offer your License number.*

How many years of full-time Canadian HCA experience do you have?*

Do you have a Valid Food Safe, CPR and First Aid certificates?* Food Safe CPR First Aid

Do you have any other trainings and certificates? Please mention.*

Have you completed all current provincial required vaccinations, this includes - Tuberculosis, Influenza and others?* Yes No