Health Care Aide

4 weeks ago


Didsbury, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time

**Your Opportunity**:
This exciting opportunity as Health Care Aide (HCA), Float, under supervision and direction of the RN, RPN, LPN (Licensed Healthcare Professional), covers planned and unplanned staff absences, and provides direct care to clients in their homes in both the community and lodge setting. Responsibilities of the HCA Float include: providing personal care and assisting with activities of daily living as outlined in the care plan (including but not limited to personal hygiene, dressing, feeding, grooming, transferring and mobilizing); providing respite care to relieve family caregivers (including but not limited to companionship, recreational activities, and supervision); and, performing health care duties as authorized on the client’s plan of care including simple dressings, medication assistance, catheter care, ostomy care, and exercises for range of movement and strengthening. You may be required to provide housekeeping services that are essential to the Client’s Activities of Daily Living in their immediate living space to increase the prospects for maintaining the client in their Home/Community. You will be expected to provide emotional support by being a good listener, being supportive, being friendly and sincere, and interacting in a positive and optimistic manner with clients and families. This position may be required to work a variety of shifts and shift patterns. This position is a float position and supports both Airdrie and Didsbury Home Care Offices. Ability to travel to both sites will be required.

**Description**:
As a Health Care Aide (HCA), you are responsible for providing personal assistance, supporting activities of daily living and providing comfort and support services to patients (clients, residents) who require short-term assistance or ongoing support. You will work closely with patients, families, and caregivers spanning the continuum of care in home, community or health care facilities. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.
- Classification: Health Care Aide
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Home Care
- Primary Location: Didsbury
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Multisite
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 16-JUN-2023
- Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
- Date Available: 03-JUL-2023
- Temporary End Date: 30-NOV-2023
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $20.78
- Maximum Salary: $25.26
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

**Required Qualifications**:
**Additional Required Qualifications**:
Must be a graduate from an educational program using the Provincial Curriculum for Health Care Aides or have met the criteria outlined in the Substantially Equivalent Competency Guidelines, or within 155 hours of being employed have commenced a training program based on the Provincial Curriculum for Health Care Aides (HCAs). HCAs must complete the training program within 1 (one) year of being employed. Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) required. Ability to work as a member of a team and to request and accept direction as required. Effective communication in verbal and written English is required. Effective interpersonal and communication skills with patients/clients, families, visitors and team members. Well-developed time management skills. May be required to work a variety of shifts and shift patterns in Didsbury and Airdrie. Note: This position requires a vehicle for business use.

**Preferred Qualifications**:



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