Healthcare Aide #36

Requisition ID: 392892

Position Number: [[cust_PCN]]

Posting End Date: open until filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Donwood Manor

Site: Donwood Manor -

Department / Unit: Nursing Unit

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date:

FTE: .65

Anticipated Shift: [[Cust_AnticipatedShift]]

Work Arrangement:

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours:

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Healthcare Aide #36

Term | Part time (0.65 EFT) | Evenings

Under the direction of the Resident Care Manager, the Healthcare Aide (HCA) provides care for the residents to whom he/she has been assigned. Care is provided in a manner consistent with the Donwood Resident Bill of Rights and holistically addresses the resident's physical, emotional, spiritual and social well-being. The HCA provides care in a manner that reflects and upholds Donwood's mission, vision and values and the HCA provides care consistent with resident-centred care practices.

Qualifications:

❖Completion of recognized HCA Course is required;

❖Mental and physical capabilities to meet the job demands;

❖Skills to foster and maintain positive working relationships;

❖Prior experience in long-term care an asset;

❖Completion of C.A.U.S.E.S. training an asset;

❖Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively in a team environment;

❖Demonstrated ability to handle fluctuating workload and ability to prioritize;

❖Knowledge and familiarity with the German Mennonite culture and community an asset;

❖Familiarity of long-term care an asset;

❖Proficiency in a second language is considered an asset.

In all activities, the Healthcare Aide ensures that services are framed by the resident perspective to reflect Donwood's mission of caring for seniors with respect, dignity and Christian values.

Responsibilities:

• Personal Care: contributes to the comfort and health of the resident by giving personal care which promotes cleanliness and maintenance of skin integrity.
• Nutrition: assists the resident in meeting his/her nutritional needs, and uses this time to interact with residents.
• Elimination: assists the resident in elimination of body wastes.
• Ambulation/Mobility: assists the resident with ambulation and positioning.
• Psychological: is aware of the resident's need for intellectual stimulation and communication.
• Resident Care Planning: participates in the planning and evaluation of resident care.
• Quality Improvement and Risk Management: participates in quality improvement and risk management programs.
• Education: assumes responsibility for maintaining competence relevant to current practice.

Disability accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

As a condition of employment, a current Criminal Record Certificate and an Adult Abuse Registry is required within three weeks of hire date.

Submit resume to: Human Resources at

Closing date: open until filled

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

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.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.