Health Care Aide - Repost

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Rural Municipality of West St. Paul; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Manitoba is seeking a Health Care Aide to provide care for elderly residents, preferably those with dementia. The role requires a Grade 12 education and a Health Care Aide Certificate. Essential skills include the ability to prioritize workloads and adapt to changing environments. Physical demands may include lifting and transferring residents. This is an in-person position at the Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg with a part-time work schedule of 0.40 FTE.

Skills

Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload

Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities

Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands

Flexible and able to function effectively in a dynamic changing environment

Ability to perform as a team member

Demonstrates resident focus care

Able to meet the physical and mental demands of the job

Demonstrates initiative, reliability, and creativity

Demonstrated ability to communicate in English

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg

Department / Unit: MC West 1 - HCA

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP -Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 0.40

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Position Overview

Experience

• Caring for the elderly and clients with dementia preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized educational institution.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Flexible and able to function effectively in a dynamic changing environment.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.
• Demonstrates resident focus care in accordance with the Home’s mission, vision and values.
• Able to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in English; both orally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

• Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring and transporting residents and equipment.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• May encounter exposure to disease, radiation, toxic material, noise, allergens, blood, feces, body fluids, etc.
• Requires shift work, extended working hours.
• Equipment used – mechanical lifts, bathing units, weight scales.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

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, 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.