Health Care Aide - Deer Lodge Centre

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in Winnipeg, MB is hiring a Health Care Aide for the T4 Personal Care unit. The position is in-person with a 0.40 FTE and 7.75 hours per day.

The role requires Grade XII or equivalent and Health Care Aide Certificate; experience in a clinical area is preferred. Applicants must meet checks and registries requirements and be able to work within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity in daily tasks.
• Works effectively within changing environments and with an interdisciplinary team.
• English fluency in both written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient/resident care principles and related activities.
• Ability to organize workload and respond to multiple demands.

Skills

Initiative

Flexibility

Reliability

Creativity

English fluency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Care principles

Organization

Multitasking

Education

Grade XII or equivalent

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Department / Unit: T4 Personal Care

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 0.40

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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

Experience

• Experience in a relevant clinical area preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

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

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity.
• Functions effectively within a changing environment and an interdisciplinary team.
• English fluency in both written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and support for Health Care Aide practice including basic principles of the techniques and procedures of patient/resident care related to activities of daily living; Non-Violent Crisis Intervention; 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; to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities; to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands; to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.

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, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, etc.
• Requires shift work, extended working hours.

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.

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.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare 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.