Health Care Assistant, Acute, Queens Park Care Centre PATH Unit

Fraser Health; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in New Westminster is looking for a compassionate Health Care Assistant. In this role, you will provide personal care to patients, work with an interdisciplinary team, and ensure their comfort and well-being. Ideal candidates will have completed a recognized Health Care Assistant program and possess effective communication skills. The position offers comprehensive benefits, generous vacation time, and an employer-paid pension plan.

Benefits

Comprehensive, employer-paid benefits

Generous vacation time

Pension plan enrollment

Maternity top-up

TransLink pass subsidy

Qualifications

• Grade 10 education plus Health Care Assistant program graduation or equivalent experience.
• Current Food Safe Level One certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including toileting, bathing, and grooming.
• Observe and report on patient progress and comfort.
• Assist with meals and record dietary restrictions.
• Measure vital signs as directed and document findings.
• Transport patients and assist in admissions/discharges.

Skills

Effective communication

Dealing with others

Physical ability

Organizational skills

Operating related equipment

Education

Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program

Current Food Safe Level One

Job description

Salary

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

Job Summary

Are you a compassionate Health Care Assistant with a passion for providing personal care to patients? Join our dedicated team at Queens Park Care Centre, where you’ll work under the direction of nurses and in cooperation with the interprofessional care team to assist patients with daily activities, document their progress, and ensure their comfort and well-being.

Help Build the Future of Transitional Care at Queens Park Care Centre!

Located in the city of New Westminster, Queens Park Care Centre (QPCC) is a warm, community-connected site offering specialized inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, an adult day program, long‑term care, and the soon‑to‑open Patient Access and Transition Home (PATH) unit.

We’re proud to be a small, friendly facility with deep roots in our community and a strong reliance on our multidisciplinary team. Our leafy green campus, active wellness committee, and strong Foundation partnership foster a culture of staff wellness, purpose, and belonging – plus, we have great parking!

About the PATH Unit

Launching in late 2025, the PATH unit will support patients who are medically stable but not yet ready to return home due to physical, functional, or social recovery needs. This unit bridges the gap between hospital and home, offering compassionate, high‑quality care that empowers patients to regain independence and reconnect with their communities.

Join Us

We’re building a new interdisciplinary team to bring the PATH unit to life and we’re looking for passionate, creative professionals who want to make a real difference. This is your chance to help shape a vibrant, welcoming space where recovery is supported and enables patients to return home to their community.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer‑Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top‑Up: Receive an 87% top‑up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.

*Eligibility based on employment status

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.

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