Health Care Assistant
6 months ago
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Working within the Health & Social Development Department, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Health Care Assistant supports Clients and Elder’s in their homes. We are looking for a compassionate Home Health Aide to assist in daily living and personal care services in patients homes in accordance with an established care plan.
The Home & Community Care Program provides a range of health care and support services for eligible residents who have acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. These services include a variety of in-home care services such as home support, personal care, and referrals to programs to assist clients to maintain optimum health in their own homes.
**SUCCESSFUL PROFILE**
What does it take to be successful working in the Health & Social Development Department, Home & Community Care Program at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Active Listening**:Giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking appropriate questions, and not interrupting.
- **Organized**:Ability to process and organize electronic and paper documentation, information, and daily client reports.
- **Personable**:A collaborative attitude, participating in the planning, developing, extending services, and promoting effective strategies to encourage a positive workplace atmosphere.
- **Critical Thinking**:Using logic and reasoning to identify client related issues, alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- **Compassionate**:You take action to relive the suffering of your clients
- **Multitasker**:The ability to balance competing priorities, meet deadlines, and to work under pressure with mínimal supervision.
**WORK THAT MATTERS**
Are you looking to start a career where you create a community and work in a program designed to support and enhance the care provided by the family and community and is not to not replace family care?
We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture, and our freedom.
Seabird Island is located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.
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**BENEFITS & PERKS**
- Accrued vacation and sick time
- Access to internal training programs, professional development, and skill enhancement
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
- Equitable hourly rates
**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Attending regularly and consistently to personal care needs of clients such as bathing, hygiene, grooming etc. in a dignifying and respectful matter
- Building a relationship based on respect, and offer support, guidance, and direction when appropriate
- Respecting the workplace physical structure, keeping it clean, safe, and secure for those we support
- Being responsible for each person's safety in all situations; ensuring medical attention is sought, notifying those concerned e.g., fire, car accident, etc.
- Must maintain professional conduct, boundaries, and ethical standards with a commitment to the principles and values of the First Nations Communities
- Empathetic, compassionate, and patient
- Regularly update client records in Mustimuhw database
- Interacting respectfully and consistently with family, team, and community agencies
- Maintain all personal matters regarding individuals, their families and team members as confidential
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Supervisor, Manager, Director, or the ED
**WHAT YOU BRING**
**Education**
- Health Care Assistant (HCA) certificate, required other related Health related Education maybe considered if equivalent
- First aid, CPR & AED certificate required
- Food Safe Level 1
- 2+ years’ experience working in a healthcare role setting required
- Must be physically and emotionally capable of carrying out the duties of the position.
**Experience**
- Successfully pass a tuberculosis screening
- Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Ability to develop and maintain a warm, caring, responsive relationship with clients
- Ability to establish and maintain supportive and collaborative relationships with families and staff
- Maintain confidentiality regarding clients’ families and staff members
- A positive professional and non-judgmental attitude
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work effectively with co-workers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to adhere to Oath of Confidentiality and Seabird Island Band Policies and Procedure.
- Knowledge and respect of Stó: lō culture, history, traditions and language is considered an asset.
- Experience working with First Nations communities is considered an asset.
- Valid BC Driver’s License, Class 5 & clean Driver’s Abstract is required.
- Satisfactory vulnerable Criminal Record Check
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