Psychiatric Aide

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre

📁: Nursing - Health Care Aides

📅   : ALB00449579 Requisition #

📅   : Oct 17, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Psychiatric Aide

Union: AUPE AUX

Unit and Program: MHSSU 130

Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.70

Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2024

Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time

Date Available: 07-NOV-2024

Temporary End Date: 18-MAR-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 10

Shifts per cycle: 35

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $22.67

Maximum Salary: $26.43

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12. A combination of education and experience satisfactory to the employer will also be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Some post secondary education. 1 year experience working in Addictions and Mental Health (acute care or community settings). Strong verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills. Ability to establish and maintain relationships built on mutual respect, appropriate sensitivity and transparency, empathy, and compassion. Ability to maintain a calm and tactful composure under a broad range of challenging circumstances. Ability to work cooperatively and productively with others. Ability to enhance, support, and empower patient engagement in treatment and changes. The incumbent must have the physical strength to assist in carrying patient belongings, bed movement, and ambulating patients.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of verbal de-escalation techniques preferred. Knowledge of how to intervene is an asset. NVCI certification an asset. Knowledge of Trauma Informed Care an asset. Degree or diploma in psychology or related field an asset.

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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