Health Care Aide - Repost

Job summary

Assist with patient care and provide basic supportive care as assigned under the general supervision of the Program Team Manager and a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Work as a member of the health care team while responsibility for patient care remains with the nurse.

Job details

Requisition ID: 407896 Position Number: 20033505 Posting End Date: Open Until Filled City: Winnipeg Employer: St. Boniface Hospital Department / Unit: Emergency 2 - SBH Job Stream: Clinical Union: CUPE Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - 02/26/2028 Reason for Term: Maternity Leave FTE: 0.70 Anticipated Shift: Days;Nights;Weekends Work Arrangement: In Person Daily Hours Worked: 7.75 Annual Base Hours: 2015 Salary: $23.687, $24.367, $25.067, $25.790, $26.533, $27.300 Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care. Position Overview Under the general supervision of the Program Team Manager and a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Health Care Aide (HCA) acts as a member of the health care team, assisting with patient care and providing basic supportive care as assigned (responsibility for patient care remains with the Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse). Experience The following grandparenting provision will apply in accordance with the Health Care Aide job description dated January 1, 2002: Health Care Aides (NA 2's) employed on January 1, 2002 are deemed to satisfy the educational requirements. Effective July 1, 2002, SBH employees, who are not in a Health Care Aide (NA 2) position on January 1, 2002, but who had worked as a Health Care Aide at SBH for at least six(6) months within the five(5) years prior to applying for a Health Care Aide job (or such other previous experience as may be acceptable to the Hospital), are deemed to satisfy the educational requirements. Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate) Successful completion of a recognized Health Care Aide certificate program. Certification/Licensure/Registration Not Applicable Qualifications and Skills Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload. 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. Ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Ability to interact well with others. Physical Requirements Physical health with the ability to lift and move heavy patients. Ability and willingness to work in stressful environments that may include aggressive and/or agitated individuals. This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement. 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 across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden Door Geriatric Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services. Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment. Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition. We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are 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.

What you’ll do

Assist with patient care and provide basic supportive care as assigned under the general supervision of the Program Team Manager and a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Work as a member of the health care team while responsibility for patient care remains with the nurse.

Requirements

A recognized Health Care Aide certificate program is required, with specified grandfathering provisions for certain previously employed aides. Candidates need communication, organization, prioritization, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, as well as the physical ability to lift and move patients and willingness to work in stressful environments.

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Patient Care
• Basic Supportive Care
• Workload Organization
• Prioritization
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Responding to Simultaneous Demands
• Teamwork
• Seeking Assistance
• Interpersonal Skills
• Patient Lifting and Moving
• Working in Stressful Environments
• Lifting Ability
• Management
• Communication
• Community Health
• Disabilities
• Electronic Funds Transfer
• English Language
• Geriatrics
• Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing
• Palliative Care
• Registered Practical Nurse

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Health Care Aide
• Home Health Aide
• Home-based Personal Care Workers
• Home Health Aides
• Home Health and Personal Care Aides

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