Health Care Aide
- Classification: Health Care Aide
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Department: PLC Surgical Short Stay
- Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.60
- Posting End Date: 20-AUG-2018
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 01-OCT-2018
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 3
- Shifts per cycle: 9
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $19.92
- Maximum Salary: $24.21
- Vehicle Requirement: N/A
Must meet one of the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Health Care Aide (HCA) competency requirements: Certified - certified as a Health Care Aide through a Government of Alberta licensed post-secondary institution using the Provincial Health Care Aide Curriculum. Evidence required upon hire; or Substantially Equivalent - an educational background deemed equivalent as compared to the approved Provincial Health Care Aide Curriculum. Evidence required upon hire; or Deemed Competent - assessed as competent by an Alberta regulated nurse, using the Provincial Competency Assessment Profile Tool. Evidence required upon hire; or candidate would be required to register for a HCA course from a Government of Alberta licensed post-secondary institution using the Provincial Health Care Aide Curriculum within 155 hours or 6 weeks (whichever comes first), and successfully complete the course within 12 month timeline from date of hire.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 1 year experience as a LPN in a Day Surgery unit within the last 3 years.
Preferred Qualifications:Working to full scope of practice as a LPN (including IV certification, medication administration). Minimum 3 years’ experience as a LPN within the last 5 years in an acute inpatient surgical nursing unit. Experience with SCM, in-patient and ambulatory Clinibase and OR Manager.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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