Health Care Aide

**Requisition ID**: 374281
**Position Number**: 20052547
**Posting End Date**: January 30, 2025
**City**: Winnipeg
**Employer**: Misericordia Health Centre
**Site**: Misericordia Health Centre
**Department / Unit**: MP - 2nd Floor
**Job Stream**: Clinical
**Union**: CUPE
**Anticipated Start Date**: 02/14/2025
**FTE**: 0.53
**Anticipated Shift**: Evenings;Weekends
**Work Arrangement**: In Person
**Daily Hours Worked**: 6.00
**Annual Base Hours**: 2015
**Salary**: $20.090, $20.694, $21.314, $21.952, $22.612, $23.291, $23.990
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Position Overview
Directly accountable to the Manager or designate, the Health Care Aide acts as a member of the interdisciplinary team, assisting with participant care and providing basic supportive care as directed. Performs all duties in accordance with established health and safety regulations/guidelines, policies and procedures (e.g. utilizing personal protective equipment as per safe work procedures).
Experience
Recent experience as a Health Care Aide is preferred.
Experience with older adults is preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized educational institution.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
Demonstrates knowledge of, and support for, the Centre's core values, philosophy, vision, C.Q.I. goals, policies and procedures.
Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team; the principles of personal care/rehab care/dementia care/chronic care; and non-violent crisis intervention.
Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.
Non-violent crisis intervention training preferred/essential.
Demonstrates participant focused care in accordance with MHC's Mission Statement and meets physical requirements to carry out job duties - lifting, bending, reaching above the head, etc.
Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability, and creativity.
Must show compassion, kindness, patience, and understanding.
Ability to relate to participants as a motivator, problem-solver and helper.
Is friendly, caring, and sociable.
Is customer service-oriented with an emphasis on participant-centred care.
Able to follow instructions precisely.
Functions effectively within a changing environment and an interdisciplinary team, with an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration, team work, and communication.
Must be able to organize and adjust to variable workloads and interruptions.
Assumes responsibility for ongoing education and participates in professional activities for personal and professional growth.
Physical Requirements
Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring, and transporting participants and equipment.
May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
May encounter exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, etc.
May occasionally work extended hours.
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 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.