Health Care Aide or Care Aide

Nurse Next Door; Pitt Meadows; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home health care company is seeking caregivers to empower seniors in the Metro Vancouver area. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities and providing professional home health care. Qualifications include previous home care experience and excellent English communication skills. Full-time, part-time, and casual roles offer competitive compensation with flexible scheduling.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Referral bonuses

24/7 support center

Medical/Dental health benefits

Qualifications

• Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search (within last 12 months).
• TB test (within last 24 months).
• Two positive professional references.

Responsibilities

• Empower seniors to do what they love while ensuring their peace of mind.
• Assist clients with daily living activities including meal preparation and personal care.
• Provide premium home health care as per training and care plans.

Skills

Previous home health care experience

Excellent English skills (written & verbal)

Ability to work multiple shifts

Clean driver’s abstract

Education

Proof of Double COVID 19 Vaccination

Current First Aid with CPR

Job description

Overview

At Nurse Next Door, our purpose is to Make Lives Better through Happier Aging. We are not just another home health care company fulfilling daily tasks; we are a company that admires people and seeks to make a difference in everything we do.

Love providing home care? Not sure if Fraser Health is the right fit for you? Check out Nurse Next Door as an alternative. By working at Nurse Next Door you will be part of a growing company that helps seniors do what they love again. You are inspired by being involved with an organization that is changing the way home health care is delivered through our Happier Aging philosophy.

Our Care Team members serve clients in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Mission.

What we offer

• Competitive wages in the homecare industry


• Referral bonuses for referring A-players.


• 24/7 support center to assist with scheduling related questions.


• 24/7 assistance related to your client’s care.


• Medical/Dental health benefits plan available at 35 hours per week.


• You control your schedule based on the availability you provide (20 hrs/week availability required)

Responsibilities and Duties

• Deliver Happier Aging, empowering seniors to do what they love, while bringing peace of mind to them & their families


• Help clients with their activities of daily living: healthy meal preparation, personal care, light housekeeping, errands, companionship, transportation, etc.


• Deliver premium home health care within the scope of your foreign nurse, PSW, RCA, HCA training, your job description, and the clients’ care plan under the direction of a Care Designer.


• Complete records and documentation using an online app.


• Represent Nurse Next Door with professionalism.

Requirements

• Previous home health care experience as an Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN), RCA, PSW, or HCA is an asset


• Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search (within last 12 months)


• TB test (within last 24 months)


• Proof of Double COVID 19 Vaccination


• Current First Aid with CPR or Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN). Student Nurses require a letter from School that confirms the student candidate can do the tasks of a Health Care Aide.


• Excellent English skill (written & verbal)


• Clean driver’s abstract and willing to drive seniors


• Able to work multiple shifts of 2-8 hours per shift in at least TWO OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES: COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PITT MEADOWS, MAPLE RIDGE OR MISSION


• Two positive professional references

Keywords: HCA, PSW, RCA, Health Care Assistant, Personal Support Worker, Registered Care Aide, caregiver, companion, healthcare, homecare, foreign nurse, Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

Salary: Up to $24.00 per hour depending on experience