Unit Assistant - Adult Support Float Pool

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health is hiring a Health Care Aide to join the Central Support Servs - Unit Asst Float in Winnipeg. The role requires completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course and preference for candidates with patient care experience.

Duties include supporting patient care teams and ensuring smooth unit operations, with in-person work and 0.70 FTE. Applicants must be able to pass required safety and criminal record checks and will be accountable for professional conduct and teamwork in a

Qualifications

• Excellent command of the English language (oral and written).
• Preference for Indigenous language competence or knowledge of Indigenous customs and values.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload; work as part of a team; adapt to multiple demands.

Skills

Excellent English

Indigenous language skills

Teamwork

Organize workload

Communication skills

Education

Health Care Aide course

Job description

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Requisition ID: 408901

Position Number: 20087406

Posting End Date: August 20, 2026

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Department / Unit: Central Support Servs - Unit Asst Float

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: 09/10/2026

FTE: 0.70

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 11.63

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

Experience

• Previous patient care experience preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Successful completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Information and/or training will be provided within the probation period for the following:
  • Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) and Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions).
  • Regional, site and unit policies and procedures.
  • Roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team.
• Excellent command of the English language (both oral and written).
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in anIndigenous language and/or knowledge inIndigenous customs, traditions and values.
• General skills and ability to perform all tasks and responsibilities relevant to the duties of the position.
• 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

• Position involves extensive physical activity such as lifting, transferring and transporting patients and equipment.

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.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.