Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care

Green Umbrella Senior Care is looking for a Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care to join our team. Green Umbrella Senior Care is hiring caring and reliable Health Care Aides to provide in‑home support to seniors and vulnerable adults in the community.

As a HCA / PSW – Nursing Care, you will work one‑on‑one with seniors in their homes helping to promote independence and allowing them the choice to live life on their terms.

Permanent, full‑time, $27.50 per hour, 30‑40 hours per week. Shifts could be scheduled anytime between 7:30 AM and 12 AM, including weekends. You will be expected to travel to various work locations in Coquitlam and greater Vancouver.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Answer call signals
- Supply and empty bed pans
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Serve meal trays, feed or assist in feeding of patients and assist patients with menu selection
- Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients
- Shave patients prior to operations
- Assist clients with mobility, transfers, fall prevention, and use of mobility aids
- Assist with meal preparation, feeding, and light housekeeping
- Provide personal care including bathing, grooming, toileting, and hygiene support
- Support individuals with dementia or cognitive challenges when required
- Monitor client safety during day, evening, or overnight shifts
- Supervise patients’ exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities for patients,



accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output; observe or monitor patients’ status and document patient care on charts
- Collect specimens such as urine, faeces or sputum
- Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas and perform other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff
- Administer, in emergency situations, first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies
- Transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery
- Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Provide companionship and care

Requirements

- Health Care Aide Certificate/HCA Certificate OR 1+ year of home care experience is required
- Equivalent Foreign LPN/RN designation may be considered
- Previous experience supporting seniors or individuals with mobility or cognitive challenges is an asset
- Ability to work independently and respond to emergencies within scope of training
- Valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle is an asset
- English language ability is required

Please confirm in your resume that you are legally authorized to work in Canada (i.e., either a permanent resident, a citizen of Canada or a refugee claimant with a valid work permit).

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📌 Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker – In-Home Care Services (Coquitlam)
🏢 Green Umbrella Senior Care
📍 Coquitlam