Health Care Aide

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority • Winnipeg, MB

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Lions Housing Centres Inc. owns and operates housing and care facilities to provide accommodations for adult citizens. We provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their mental health needs, but consider their physical, emotional, social, and spirtual wellbeing. LHC Personal Care Home Inc. is recruiting for a Health Care Aide - FTE 0.7 Days - Indefinite Term position. This position reports directly to the Resident Care Manager.

Requirements

• Health Care Aide Certificate from an approved Manitoba Government Advanced Education and Training Health Care Aide Course is required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Good organizational abilities, with a particular emphasis on time management
• Good interpersonal skills and an expressed willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to uphold Lions Housing Centres Inc. Values: Care, Honesty, and Integrity.
• Physical and mentally able to perform all duties of the role.
• Current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a long-term care setting is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assists residents in completing activities of daily living based on individualized care plans with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Supports residents with mobility, transferring, exercises, and positioning in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Closely monitors residents for any changes and reports observations to LPN, RN or RPN.
• Documents and maintains resident records/files according to facility guidelines, including administrative tasks related to new admissions, discharges, and deaths and flow sheet documentation (e.g. MDS tracking, record intake and output, Comfort Care and Close Observation Flow Sheet, Behaviour Mapping).
• Maintains cleanliness of residents, room, equipment, and unit in accordance with facility policy, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists residents during mealtimes as indicated. Provides between meal fluids and snacks and distributes water jugs as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed