Health Care Assistant, Acute

Fraser Health Authority; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority in New Westminster, BC, is seeking a Health Care Assistant to provide personal care under nurse direction in an acute department. You will assist with toileting, bathing, grooming, meals and mobility, while documenting progress on patient charts and communicating changes to the care team.

You will work closely with RNs, LPNs and other professionals to support patient-centered care and ensure comfort and safety.

Qualifications

• Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or equivalent.
• Current Food Safe Level One.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care to patients including toileting, bathing, grooming and mobility.
• Observes and reports patient progress and any concerns to the nurse.
• Assists patients with meals and maintains dietary restrictions.
• Records vitals and specimens as directed by the nurse.
• Documents activities of daily living and other observations.
• Transports patients using wheelchairs, lifts and stretchers.
• Assists with admission, discharge and transfer of patients.
• Sets up patient charts and attaches documents as directed.
• Performs general duties such as answering phones, stocking supplies and cleaning care areas.
• Attends care meetings and training sessions as assigned.

Education

Grade 10

Health Care Assistant program

Food Safe Level One

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.64 - $31.64 / hour

Detailed Overview

In accordance with the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Health Care Assistant works in an acute department under the direction of a nurse (Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nurse Practitioner (NP)), in cooperation with the interprofessional care team, and following established care plans and person-centered care. Provides personal care to patients such as assisting with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization. Documents on patient charts in accordance with established procedures, observes and reports patient progress, assists patients with meals, transports patients, and performs related general duties.

Responsibilities

1. Provides personal care to patients such as assisting patients with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization.
2. Observes and reports patient progress including anticipated/unanticipated patient responses to care, patient discomfort and/or pain, skin breakdowns, and unusual incidents and/or accidents to the designated nurse.
3. Assists patients with meals by completing menu slips, checking meals to ensure the maintenance of dietary restrictions, serving and collecting meal trays and feeding designated patients.
4. As directed by the nurse, measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and weight and obtains non-sterile specimens such as urine and stool; records and reports problems and/or changes to the designated nurse.
5. Documents on patient charts for activities of daily living and other observations in accordance with established procedures.
6. Transports patients using mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, lifts and stretchers.
7. Assists in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients including the transfer/care of clothing and personal belongings.
8. Sets up charts for new patients and attaches documents to charts as directed by the nurse and according to established protocols.
9. Performs a variety of related general duties such as answering the phone, maintaining storage areas, ordering supplies through stores, transporting specimens, maintaining and locating inventory of equipment, cleaning and caring for equipment such as commodes/bed pans, and maintaining tidy patient rooms and patient care areas.
10. Attends internal/external committees, patient care meetings and training sessions as assigned.
11. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current Food Safe Level One, as required.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.