Health Care Assistant - Langley

Fraser Health•Langley, WA

1d•$32 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team in Langley as a Health Care Assistant and be part of a growing organization that values excellence in patient care. We are currently hiring for multiple casual positions, offering flexible opportunities to gain experience and contribute to meaningful work every day. At Fraser Health, you’ll work alongside skilled health professionals, with access to ongoing learning and career development opportunities. We offer a competitive compensation package, including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and a pension plan. Fraser Health is committed to fostering a workplace built on Respect, Caring, and Trust. We strive to ensure our hiring practices are inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe for all individuals.

Requirements

Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Current Food Safe Level One, as required.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to deal with others effectively.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
Ability to organize work.
Ability to operate related equipment.

Responsibilities

Provides personal care to patients such as assisting patients with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization.
Observes and reports patient progress including anticipated/unanticipated patient responses to care, patient discomfort and/or pain, skin breakdowns, and unusual incidents and/or accidents to the designated nurse.
Assists patients with meals by completing menu slips, checking meals to ensure the maintenance of dietary restrictions, serving and collecting meal trays and feeding designated patients.
As directed by the nurse, measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and weight and obtains non-sterile specimens such as urine and stool; records and reports problems and/or changes to the designated nurse.
Documents on patient charts for activities of daily living and other observations in accordance with established procedures.
Transports patients using mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, lifts and stretchers.
Assists in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients including the transfer/care of clothing and personal belongings.
Sets up charts for new patients and attaches documents to charts as directed by the nurse and according to established protocols.
Performs a variety of related general duties such as answering the phone, maintaining storage areas, ordering supplies through stores, transporting specimens, maintaining and locating inventory of equipment, cleaning and caring for equipment such as commodes/bed pans, and maintaining tidy patient rooms and patient care areas.
Attends internal/external committees, patient care meetings and training sessions as assigned.
Performs other related duties as assigned.