23 Oct
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Alberta Health Services
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Vegreville
23 Oct
Alberta Health Services
Vegreville
This position is a (FTE) position at Vegreville Care Centre where you can be employed as an HCA while completing your HCA certification from a post-secondary college. Site consists of 5 cottages, 4 non-secure and 1 secured unit. 12 Residents in each cottage. HCAs are considered multiskilled at our site. Throughout the program, you will receive support, training, and mentorship from fellow HCAs and a professional team of nurses. The training program takes approximately 12 months to complete. The costs of tuition and training are covered by AHS. Once you secure employment as an HCA, you may qualify for this training program! Health Care Aide | Alberta Health Services. The Health Care Aide participates in the delivery of quality patient care by assisting with basic personal care and hygiene, lifting and transferring of patients, patient nutrition and feeding patients as necessary, changing linens, gathering equipment, restocking supplies, and portering patients and supplies as necessary. Vegreville is an active community with excellent amenities for all ages and lifestyles. As a Health Care Aide (HCA), you will work as a collaborative member of the multidisciplinary team, providing personal assistance by supporting activities of daily living and delivering support services to patients (clients, residents) who require short term assistance or ongoing support, in accordance with the patient care plan and facility policies and procedures. In this role, you will work closely with patients, families,
and caregivers across the continuum of care in home, community, and health care facilities. You will assist nurses with the provision of routine care to meet patients' hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation, and safety needs; and observe and report on patients' mood, health, and wellbeing. Working under the supervision of a regulated health skilled, you will assist in maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors, while supporting effective communication with patients and health care professionals. Until a new hire provides proof of HCA certification, they will be paid at the uncertified pay grade in accordance with the AUPE AUX Collective Agreement.
Assisted Living Alberta
Classification: Health Care Aide
Unit and Program: Continuing Care
Vegreville Care Centre
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 10
Shifts per cycle: 24
Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Active or eligible for registration or practice permit with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA) as a Health Care Aide, along with proof of education or completion of Health Care Aide Certificate within 18 months of hire.
Actively integrates Patient and Family Centered Care principles into practice. Compliance with the AHS Hand Hygiene policies. Minimum 1 year of Health Care Aide experience in the past 5 years preferred.
📌 Health Care Aide - Part time Weekends (Vegreville)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Vegreville