Health Care Aide - Casual

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health and Dental

Employee Assistance Program

Disability and Rehabilitation

Life Insurance

Pension Plan

On-site parking

Job summary

Lions Housing Centres Inc. is seeking Health Care Aide casual staff for our Personal Care Home.

You will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse to provide high-quality resident care in line with facility policies and protocols. Responsibilities include assisting residents with daily living, aiding mobility and positioning, documenting records, maintaining cleanliness, and helping with meals and hydration as required.

Qualifications

• Certificate required from an approved Manitoba Health Care Aide program.
• Good written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living with compassion.
• Support mobility, transfers, exercise, and positioning per policies.
• Observe and report changes to RN/LPN/RPN and document care records.
• Maintain cleanliness of residents, rooms, and unit per guidelines.
• Assist with meals, provide fluids, and distribute water as needed.

Skills

English communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Health Care Aide Certificate (Manitoba)

Job description

Lions Housing Centres Inc. owns and operates housing and care facilities to provide accommodation for adult citizens. We provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their mental health needs, but consider their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing.

Job Profile

Lions Housing Centres Inc. is currently recruiting for Health Care Aide - Casual positions for the Personal Care Home facility. As a Health Care Aide, you are responsible as a key member of the interdisciplinary team, to provide the highest quality of resident care in accordance with facility policies, procedures, and protocols. Care is provided under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). This position reports directly to the Resident Care Manager.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists residents in completing activities of daily living based on individualized care plans with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Supports residents with mobility, transferring, exercises, and positioning in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Closely monitors residents for any changes and reports observations to LPN, RN or RPN.
• Documents and maintains resident records/files according to facility guidelines, including administrative tasks related to new admissions, discharges, and deaths and flow sheet documentation (e.g. MDS tracking, record intake and output, Comfort Care and Close Observation Flow Sheet, Behaviour Mapping).
• Maintains cleanliness of residents, room, equipment, and unit in accordance with facility policy, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists residents during mealtimes as indicated. Provides between meal fluids and snacks and distributes water jugs as required.

Your Education And Qualifications

• Health Care Aide Certificate from an approved Manitoba Government Advanced Education and Training Health Care Aide Course is required
• Experience in a long-term care setting is an asset.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Good organizational abilities, with a particular emphasis on time management
• Good interpersonal skills and an expressed willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to uphold Lions Housing Centres Inc. Values: Care, Honesty, and Integrity.

Benefits

• Group Heath and Dental
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability and Rehabilitation
• Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• On-site parking

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) 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.