Health Care Aide

**JOB SUMMARY**

Golden Age Manor is looking for Casual Part Time Health Care Aides which are responsible for providing personal care to assigned residents under the direction of the Licensed Practical Nurse in accordance with the plan of care. The HCA provides support, advocacy and choice to Residents and their families to ensure the highest quality of resident focused care achievable within the values of Golden Age Manor. The position ensures compliance with continuing care health service standards, employment and safety-related statutes, legislation, codes, regulations and company policies.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Provides competent, direct personal care to the assigned residents. This includes all dietary duties as assigned to ensure the nutritional needs of residents’ are being met.
- Provides safe medication assistance of regularly scheduled medications to their assigned residents.
- Provides light housekeeping and laundry duties as assigned.
- Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation and revision of the resident care plan. Carries out all required activities as assigned to provide holistic care to residents such as dietary and recreational duties.
- Performs restricted activities of rectal intervention once competency of the activity has been assessed and supervised by a regulated nurse.
- Observes the residents’ physical condition, behavior and mood and promptly reports any changes in the residents status to LPN and/or Client Care Coordinator.
- Ensures effective, timely documentation in accordance with organizational, legislative and legal requirements.
- Complies with the organizational, policies and procedures, continuing care health service standards, accommodation standards, and relevant legislation and regulations.
- Responds and reports all concerns and complaints from residents, families and staff to the LPN in accordance with the concern resolution process.
- Responds and reports all unusual incidents and critical, incidents on the assigned unit to the LPN. Initiates appropriate corrective action within the scope of practice to address the immediate concern.
- Reports staff performance issues to the LPN or DAL Manager.

**JOB SPECIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS**
- Graduated from a recognized Health Care Aide program recognized by the Alberta Health Services.
- Must have completed a recognized Medication Assistance course.
- Currently registered as an active HCA with Alberta Health.
- Ability to read and write fluently in the English language.
- Experience working with the elderly, chronically ill, mental health or the disabled is preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in communication, teamwork and customer service.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi task is essential in this position.
- Awareness of accident and injury prevention, hazard identification and control: adherence to safe work practices and procedures is essential in this position.
- Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to person-centered care.

**POSITION CONDITIONS**
- The work requires occasional transporting of wheelchairs, infrequent transferring of residents, lifting boxes/supplies, pushing carts, bending and stooping at wheelchair or bedside height.
- There are frequent periods of walking throughout the facility

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 15 per week

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you interested in casual hours (Must be able to work days and at least 2 weekends in a month)?
- Are you interested in Part Time (30 hours bi-weekly)?

Licence/Certification:

- and currently active on the HCA Directory Registration (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person