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Health Care Assistant, Acute - Hemo Dialysis - ARH

Job in Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Listing for: Fraser Health
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-04
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Nursing, Patient Care Technician
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 29.83 CAD Hourly CAD 29.83 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.83 - $29.83 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently hiring for Casual Health Care Assistants, Acute to join our Renal Services team at Hemo Dialysis - Abbotsford Regional Hospital located in Abbotsford, B.C.

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited to:

  • Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
  • Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
  • Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
  • 87% maternity top-up
  • 50% subsidy on Translink passes

* Eligibility based on employment status

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Detailed Overview

In accordance with the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Health Care Assistant works in an acute department under the direction of a nurse (Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nurse Practitioner (NP)), in cooperation with the interprofessional care team, and following established care plans and person-centered care. Provides personal care to patients such as assisting with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization.

Documents on patient charts in accordance with established procedures, observes and reports patient progress, assists patients with meals, transports patients, and performs related general duties.

Responsibilities
  • Provides personal care to patients such as assisting patients with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing beds, patient positioning and mobilization.
  • Observes and reports patient progress including anticipated/unanticipated patient responses to care, patient discomfort and/or pain, skin breakdowns, and unusual incidents and/or accidents to the designated nurse.
  • Assists patients with meals by completing menu slips, checking meals to ensure the maintenance of dietary restrictions, serving and collecting meal trays and feeding designated patients.
  • As directed by the nurse, measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and weight and obtains non-sterile specimens such as urine and stool; records and reports problems and/or changes to the designated nurse.
  • Documents on patient charts for activities of daily living and other observations in accordance with established procedures.
  • Transports patients using mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, lifts and stretchers.
  • Assists in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients including the transfer/care of clothing and personal belongings.
  • Sets up charts for new patients and attaches documents to charts as directed by the nurse and according to established protocols.
  • Performs a variety of related general duties such as answering the phone, maintaining storage areas, ordering supplies through stores, transporting specimens, maintaining and locating inventory of equipment, cleaning and caring for equipment such as commodes/bed pans, and maintaining tidy patient rooms and patient care areas.
  • Attends internal/external committees, patient care meetings and training sessions as assigned.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • Qualifications Education, Training and Experience

    Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current Food Safe Level One, as required.

    Skills and Abilities
    • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
    • Ability to deal with others effectively.
    • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
    • Ability to organize work.
    • Ability to operate related equipment.
    About Fraser Health

    Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do.

    Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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