Health Care Aide (HCA - BV.26.44)

Excel Society; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Excel Society in Edmonton, AB is seeking a Health Care Aide for weekend shifts (Sat & Sun, 3:00 PM–11:15 PM), totaling about 31 hours biweekly, at Baldwin Villa. The role emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care, respectful communication with clients and families, and collaboration with the health care team.

Responsibilities include supporting clients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, and cultural needs, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to infection control and safety

Qualifications

• HCA certificate from an institution recognized by Alberta Health Services evidenced through enrolment in the CLHA Directory as mandate.
• Maintain certification in First Aid and CPR Level C.
• Satisfactory current criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Providing care within Health Care Competencies.
• Refer clients to appropriate health care team members for information beyond the worker's role.
• Demonstrate respectful relationships and communication with clients and families while building rapport.

Skills

Compassionate care

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Infection control

Observation and reporting

Education

HCA certificate

First Aid & CPR Level C

Criminal record check

Job description

Excel Society
10216 124th St NW
Edmonton, AB T5N, CAN

Description

Hours of Work : Sat. & Sun. 3p-11:15p (31 hrs. biweekly) (Balwin Villa)

The Job Responsibilities are as follows:

• Providing care that is within the Health Care Competencies.
• Referring client and family members to appropriate members of the health care team for information about issues that exceed the boundaries of the role of the worker.
• Demonstrating the ability to have respectful relationships and communication with clients and family while building rapport.
• Helping to meet physical, mental, emotional, psychosocial, and cultural/spiritual needs of the client. Identifying potential sources, types, and signs of stress for clients and providing support as able including using active listening skills.
• Supporting and encouraging a culture of teamwork and communication.
• Checking equipment for defects, reporting defective equipment to supervisor or other designated individual, complying with infection control practices, and isolation procedures and precautions.
• Recognizing preventative initiatives and follow-up procedures of occupational hazards and follow guidelines for the prevention of fire and electrical accidents.
• Demonstrating ability to become acquainted with the clients and demonstrate awareness and understanding of client's needs. Observing and reporting client status.
• Encouraging and supporting client's efforts to maintain/enhance their health and wellness and assisting client with the maintenance of a clean, healthy, and safe home environment.
• Respecting client's rights to confidentiality, privacy, independence, well-being, and choice.
• Recognizing and reporting signs of client abuse.
• Recognizing, responding, documenting, and reporting altered client behaviours. Completing daily shift client charting.

Requirements:

• HCA certificate from an institution recognized by Alberta health Services as evidenced through enrolment in the CLHA Directory as mandate.
• Maintain certification in First Aid and CPR Level C.
• Satisfactory current criminal record check.