Home Support Aide (Ed Allow)

🔍 Calgary Zone, Vulcan, Vulcan

📁: Nursing - Health Care Aide

📅   : ALB00014358 Requisition #

📅   : Dec 06, 2017 Post Date

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Classification: Home Support Aide (Ed Allow)

Union: AUPE AUX

Department: (VUL) HOME HEALTH AIDES

Primary Location: Vulcan

Multi-Site: At or Out of

FTE: 0.60

Posting End Date: 13-DEC-2017

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 28-DEC-2017

Hours per Shift: 5.5, 6.0, 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 4

Shifts per cycle: 14

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $19.92

Maximum Salary: $24.95

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

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 Qualifications:

Under supervision and direction of the RN, RPN, LPN (Licensed Healthcare Professional), the Health Care Aide (HCA) provides direct care to clients in their homes in both the community and lodge setting. Provides personal care and assists with activities of daily living as outlined in the care plan, including but not limited to personal hygiene, dressing, feeding, grooming, transferring and mobilizing. Provides emotional support by being a good listener, being supportive, being friendly and sincere, and interacting in a positive and optimistic manner. Provides respite care to relieve family caregivers including but not limited to companionship, recreational activities, and supervision. Performs health care duties as authorized on the client’s plan of care including simple dressings, medication assistance, catheter care, ostomy care, and exercises for range of movement and strengthening. Provides Housekeeping services that are essential to the Client’s Activities of Daily Living in their immediate living space to increase the prospects for maintaining the client in their Home/Community. Effective communication in verbal and written English is required. Effective interpersonal and communication skills with patients/clients, families, visitors and team members. Medication Assistance Certificate or prior experience in Medication A PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OUTSIDE OF THE CALGARY CITY LIMITS -- VULCAN IS 128 KM SOUTHEAST OF CALGARY.

Preferred Qualifications:

HCAs must complete the training program within 1 (one) year of being employed. Basic Cardiac Life Support –Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) from Heart and Stroke Foundation. Note: This position requires a vehicle for business use. Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work related travel is required.

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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