Health Care Assistant, Acute-Medical Path Gardenview- Ridge Meadows Hospital (RMH)

Fraser Health; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading health care organization that values diversity and inclusion. As a Health Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing personal care to patients, ensuring their comfort and well-being in a supportive environment. This position offers opportunities for career growth and a competitive compensation package, including extensive health benefits and four weeks of vacation. Be part of a mission-driven organization that is committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and the community. If you are passionate about health care and want to contribute to a culture of respect, caring, and trust, we invite you to apply today!

Benefits

Four weeks of vacation

Comprehensive health benefits

Pension plan

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care to patients, including bathing, grooming, and toileting.
• Documents patient progress and assists with meals and transportation.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Physical ability

Organizational skills

Equipment operation

Education

Grade 10 education

Graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.83 - $29.83 / hour.
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 48,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.

Come work with us!

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek 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.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

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 48,000+ 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.

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