Health Care Aide Part-time Term 0.7 Float

Requisition ID: 371469

Position Number: HCA008

Posting End Date: Open until filled.

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Lions Housing Centres Inc.

Site: 320 Sherbrook Street

Department / Unit: Nursing

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: CUPE

FTE: 0.7

Anticipated Shift: Days, Evenings, Weekend 11:30 am to 7:45 pm

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 1410.5

Salary: As per the Collective Agreement

HOW TO APPLY:

APPLY ONLINE, including all documentation listed below:

1. Applications submitted without the REQUIRED documentation will not be considered.

2. Applicants must submit a resume clearly indicating how they meet the qualifications of the position.(Required)

3. Applicants will be required to undergo assessments to determine their knowledge, abilities, and skills as they relate to the qualifications of the position.

4. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Lions Housing Centres Inc. owns and operates housing and care facilities to provide accommodation for adult citizens. We provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their mental health needs, but consider their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing.

Job Profile:

Lions Housing Centres Inc. is currently recruiting for Health Care Aide Part-Time Term 0.7 Float positions for the Personal Care Home facility. As a Health Care Aide, you are responsible as a key member of the interdisciplinary team, to provide the highest quality of resident care in accordance with facility policies, procedures, and protocols. Care is provided under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). This position reports directly to the Resident Care Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assists residents in completing activities of daily living based on individualized care plans with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Supports residents with mobility, transferring, exercises, and positioning in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Closely monitors residents for any changes and reports observations to LPN, RN or RPN.
• Documents and maintains resident records/files according to facility guidelines, including administrative tasks related to new admissions, discharges, and deaths and flow sheet documentation (e.g. MDS tracking, record intake and output, Comfort Care and Close Observation Flow Sheet, Behaviour Mapping).
• Maintains cleanliness of residents, room, equipment, and unit in accordance with facility policy, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists residents during mealtimes as indicated. Provides between meal fluids and snacks and distributes water jugs as required.

Your education and qualifications:

• Health Care Aide Certificate from an approved Manitoba Government Advanced Education and Training Health Care Aide Course is required
• Experience in a long-term care setting is an asset.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Good organizational abilities, with a particular emphasis on time management
• Good interpersonal skills and an expressed willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to uphold Lions Housing Centres Inc. Values: Care, Honesty, and Integrity.

Benefits:

• Group Heath and Dental
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability and Rehabilitation
• Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• On-site parking

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) 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.