0.4 Hca Permanent Evenings

**Requisition ID**: 366819

**Posting End Date**: September 20, 2024

**City**: Winnipeg

**Employer**: Golden Links Lodge

**Department / Unit**: HCA

**Union**: CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date**: October 4, 2024

**FTE**: 0.4

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Faites progresser votre carrière dans la Région sanitaire de Winnipeg Notre équipe offre une gamme étendue de services de soins de santé par le biais d’un réseau intégré de sites, de services et d’organismes. Nous sommes unis par un engagement commun en faveur de l’excellence et de l’équité des soins de santé.

**POSITION CLASSIFICATION**:
Health Care Aide

**ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIP**:
Reports to the Director of Care or designate. Take direction for daily assignment from the unit nurse.
- ROTATION:_ WEEK 1: SUNDAY, THURSDAY_
- WEEK 2: MONDAY, SATURDAY_

**SUMMARY OF FUNCTION**:
Under the direction of the Director of Care or designate, the Health Care Aide performs duties as assigned within Golden Links Lodge Nursing Department. Works under the direction and supervision of Unit Nurse or designate performing assigned duties related to the care of Residents or other duties when requested. Ensures all safety and other requirements are maintained, including Manitoba Health Standards.
- Works within the framework of Golden Links Lodge’s Mission, Vision & Values, and in accordance with its policies and procedures.
- Respects Residents Rights at all times.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- **Education**:
a) Recognized Health Care Aide Certificate required or completed two years of accepted registered nursing education program.

2. **Experience**:
a) One year previous experience as a Health Care Aide preferred.

b) Experience in personal care home setting preferred.

3. **Personal**:

- Able to carry out duties in a professional manner, working under minimum or no supervision, and in compliance with confidentiality of GLL and its Residents.

b) Physical and mental health to meet the requirements of the position.

c) Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend fluent English is required.

d) Effective interpersonal skills

e) Sincere interest in working with the elderly, and being part of interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of Residents. Ability to adapt to changing needs of the Residents.

f) Good organizational skills with ability to adapt to changing needs and requirements of the Residents.

g) Able to safely operate required equipment.

h) All hires require a Criminal Record and Adult Abuse Registry Check.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**I.** **CLINICAL PRACTICE**

The Health care Aide will assist Residents with all activities of daily living based on the Resident’s individual Care Plan. Utilizes ADL (Activities of Daily Living) reference.

1.0 Maintains and promotes hygiene/skin integrity by:

- Giving or assisting the Resident with tub bath, shower or bed bath. Documents water temperature as required.
- Performing facial shaves.
- Providing skin, hair, nail and dental hygiene.
- Dressing Residents or assisting Residents to dress. Respects Residents’ choices.
- Changing bed linens.
- Monitoring Residents’ skin for breakdown, and reporting concerns to the nurse.
- Maintains and promotes exercise and rest by:

- Transferring, positioning, or ambulating Residents according to GLL Safe Resident Handling and Movement policy. Operates mechanical lifts according to policy.
- Following established walking program and passive exercises as assigned.
- Planning for adequate sleep, rest and relaxation.
- Maintains and promotes nutrition by:

- Assisting Residents with meals and feeding them as necessary.
- Distributing meals for Residents who do not eat in the dining room and assisting as required.
- Making meal times a social time. Keeps conversation Resident-focused.
- Serving water, juice and between meal nourishments to Residents, and assisting them as required.

1.3.Maintains and promotes elimination by:

- Toileting residents according to Care Plan.
- Collecting routine specimens (stool & urine) as requested.
- Reporting any elimination problems.
- Recording intake/output as requested.
- Utilizing designated incontinent care products properly.
- Appling urinary condoms, emptying urinary and colostomy bags as directed by the unit nurse or according to the Care Plan.

1.4 Maintains and promotes safety by:

- **Ensuring Residents can reach the call bell at all times.**:

- Responding to call bells promptly
- Identifying Residents at risk to fall and reporting same to unit nurse.
- Following principles of body mechanics and routine practices for prevention of infection, including hand hygiene.
- Reporting safety hazards and /or malfunctioning equip