Nursing Assistant (UCA)

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A pivotal role in the clinic requiring a dedicated individual to manage clerical and patient care responsibilities. The successful candidate will be integral in supporting surgical and outpatient services by ensuring effective communication and documentation, contributing to patient well-being and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school completion required.
• Success in Health Care Aide and Unit Clerk programs is necessary.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and ensure proper documentation.
• Assist in maintaining patient care and activities of daily living.
• Respond to patient calls and transport patients as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Ability to prioritize workload

Education

High school diploma

Health Care Aide program

Unit Clerk program

Medical terminology

Job description

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Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Manager of Surgery or Ambulatory Care Clinics or designate and working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the incumbent:

Clerical Duties:

• Receives and registers patients to the clinic, ensuring appropriate documentation is completed.
• Transcribes, processes and implements physicians’ orders as required.
• Acts as communication link for the specific area, answering telephone calls, determining urgency, and forwarding calls or taking and relaying messages.
• Obtains, assembles and maintains charts.
• Performs a variety of tasks to ensure patient ready for surgery/procedure (i.e. demographics, paperwork completed, billing as needed).
• Maintains unit supplies and performs other miscellaneous duties as required.

Patient Care/Clinical Practice:

• Promotes and assists in patient care in maintaining activities of daily living (ADL).
• Assists patients to maintain adequate rest and activity.
• Maintains established patient oxygen therapy.
• Assists with constant care and/or close observation to patients as assigned.
• Responds promptly to patient calls, ensuring call bells are within patient reach.
• Transports patients as required.
• Participates in emergency codes as required/directed:
  • Responds to code as per unit guidelines. In specific areas, initiates/assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures for adults.
  • Responds to code in designated areas and assists in restraining restless or violent patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
  • Responds to code appropriately, maintains fire-fighting knowledge, and assists with emergency procedures during fire codes.
• Responds to the physical and emotional needs of patients.
• Provides relevant patient information to the health care team to assist in care planning.
• Collects specimens as required.

Experience

• Previous related work experience preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Complete high school education, Manitoba standards, required.
• Successful completion of both the Health Care Aide and Unit Clerk programs required.
• Medical terminology required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Information and/or training will be provided for the following:
  • Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (SHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions), Accessibility for Manitobans, Violence Prevention, Safe Patient Transfer Refresher Training and Point of Care Risk Assessment.
  • Regional, site and unit policies and procedures.
• Must communicate fluently in written and spoken English.
• Must have good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• General skills and ability to perform all tasks and responsibilities relevant to the duties of the position.
• Ability to deal effectively with aggressive or agitated patients or visitors.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to function effectively in a stressful environment with frequent interruptions.
• Position involves physical activities such as standing, transferring and transporting patients and equipment.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

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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 in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.