SalaryThe salary range for this position is CAD $29.83 - $29.83 / hour
Detailed OverviewIn accordance with the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Health Care Assistant works under the direction of a professional nurse (Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nurse Practitioner (NP)), in cooperation with the inter-professional care team, and following established care plans and person-centered care. Transports patients, specimens, patient records, and equipment throughout the hospital site, including acute and extended care units. Provides personal care to patients such as assisting with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization. Observes and reports patient progress, assists patients with meals, and performs related general duties.
Responsibilities
- Transports patients, accompanying documentation, and/or supplies as requested, throughout the hospital. Assists in lifting and transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers and wheelchairs. Ensures patients' needs are attended to while being transported. Observes, responds, and deals effectively with patients in distress. Obtains emergency assistance as required.
- Transports specimens, blood gases, blood, etc, to and from Laboratory, as requested. Transports bodies from nursing units to the Morgue. Transfers and returns beds and equipment to nursing units as required.
- Responds to telephone and paging systems for requests for transportation of patients, related equipment, and supplies.
- 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 RN/RPN/LPN/NP.
- 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 RN/RPN/LPN/NP, takes temperature, pulse, respiration, and weight and obtains non-sterile specimens such as urine and stool.
- 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 RN/RPN/LPN/NP 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.
QualificationsEducation and ExperienceGrade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Skills and Abilities
- 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.
We are currently looking for a Casual Patient Porter/Health Care Assistant to join our amazing team at Chilliwack General Hospital located in Chilliwack B.C. You will work in cooperation with the experience interprofessional care team, and follow established care plans and person-centered care.
Take this opportunity to:
- In cooperation with the inter-professional care team and following established care plans and person-centered care.
- Transports patients, specimens, patient records, and equipment throughout the hospital site, including acute and extended care units. Provides personal care to patients such as assisting with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization.
- Observes and reports patient progress, assists patients with meals, and performs related general duties.
To join our team, you will have:
- Completion of grade 10 and graduated from a recognized Health Care Assistant program
- Registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry (please include your registration number on your application)
Experience some of the benefits of working with us, including:
- Career advancement and growth opportunities
- Comprehensive health benefits including extended health and dental 100% paid by us, that cover you and your whole family.
- Health and well-being resources, including an employee and family assistance program.
- Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four (4) weeks of vacation per year, with the possibility of accruing extra time based on there tenor with us.
- Access to exclusive staff discounts and perks with various partners including, a Transit Incentive Program
- A defined pension plan.
*Eligibility based on employment status
Join our team at Fraser Health- where cared for people ,care for people
About Fraser HealthFraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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