Health Care Assistant, Acute Eagle Ridge Hospital
About The Position
Join Our Care Team – Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day At Fraser Health, our Mission and Values are at the heart of everything we do—and we’re looking for compassionate, dedicated Health Care Assistants to bring these values to life in our acute care teams. In this role, you’ll be an essential part of an interprofessional healthcare team, working alongside nurses (RN, RPN, LPN, NP) to deliver exceptional, person-centered care. You won’t just support patients—you’ll make a real difference in their comfort, dignity, and recovery. As a Health Care Assistant, you are often the most consistent point of contact for patients. Your care, attention, and empathy directly shape their experience in the hospital.
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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits
- Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
- Additional employee discounts and perks available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
