Health Care Assistant, Acute, Ridge Meadows Hospital

Fraser Health; Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows; On-site; CAD 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

Four weeks’ vacation

Pension enrollment

Maternity top-up 87%

TransLink pass subsidy

Flexible scheduling for regular nurses

Job summary

Fraser Health's Ridge Meadows Hospital seeks a Health Care Assistant to provide patient care in a collaborative team. The role involves direct patient support, documentation, and adherence to care plans within an acute department.

You will work under RN/RPN/LPN supervision and contribute to efficient patient flow. The organization offers competitive benefits, a defined pension plan, maternity top-up, and flexible scheduling options for regular status nurses; employment supports and mobility

Qualifications

• Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
• Current Food Safe Level One, as required.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care to patients including toileting, bathing, grooming, and mobility.
• Observes and reports patient progress and any unusual incidents to the nurse.
• Assists patients with meals, ensuring dietary restrictions are met.
• Measures vital signs and collects non-sterile specimens as directed.
• Transports patients using wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Attends committees, meetings and training as assigned.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Interpersonal skills

Physical stamina

Organization

Equipment operation

Education

Health Care Assistant program

BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry

Food Safe Level One

Job description

Salary

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

Job Summary

At Fraser Health, our Mission, Vision, and Values guide everything we do. At Ridge Meadows Hospital, we're looking for passionate and dedicated individuals across a wide range of clinical, support, and leadership roles who want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients, families, and communities.

Whether you provide direct patient care, support our clinical teams, deliver essential services behind the scenes, or help drive innovation and excellence across our organization, your work matters. Every role plays a vital part in creating exceptional experiences and improving health outcomes for the people we serve.

Discover Why Fraser Health is a Great Place to Work

We are committed to supporting our people with competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, career development opportunities, and a workplace culture built on collaboration, respect, and inclusion.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us:

• 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.
• You can maintain a flexible schedule - As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

Eligibility for benefits and programs is based on employment status and collective agreement provisions.

Build Your Career with Fraser Health

Join one of British Columbia's largest and fastest-growing health organizations and become part of a team that is dedicated to excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. Whether you're just starting your career or looking for your next opportunity, Ridge Meadows Hospital offers a rewarding environment where you can learn, grow, and make a lasting impact.

Explore opportunities at Ridge Meadows Hospital and discover how your skills can help shape the future of 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.

Registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.

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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