Health Care Assistant, Acute

2 days ago

Coquitlam British Columbia VM, Fraser Valley, Canada Fraser Health Authority Full time
Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.83 - $29.83 / hour
Job Summary

Are you a compassionate Health Care Assistant with a passion for providing personal care to patients? Join our dedicated team at Eagle Ridge Hospital, where you’ll work under the direction of nurses and in cooperation with the interprofessional care team to assist patients with daily activities, document their progress, and ensure their comfort and well-being.

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Eagle Ridge Hospital

As a community hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital provides primary and secondary acute care and some specialty services that can be accessed with or without referrals, such as 24/7 emergency, diagnostics, inpatient and outpatient care in general medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, and other specialty services such as urology, plastics, and orthopedics.

Tri-Cities

The Tri-Cities is an informal grouping of three lively suburban communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody and two semi-rural residential areas of Belcarra and Anmore that have grown together and are each unique from the other. These stunning communities offer urban living in a picturesque natural setting - the ideal location for the avid city-goer and outdoor enthusiast. The centrally located area of the Tri-Cities offers the perfect hybrid for all lifestyles.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

  • 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.
  • TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
  • Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status


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.
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 48,000+ 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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