Health Care Assistant,Acute - Eagle Ridge Hospital Job Vancouver area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $30.72 - $30.72 / hour

Job Summary

Are you a compassionate Health Care Assistant with a passion for providing personal care to patients? Join our dedicated team at Eagle Ridge Hospital, where you’ll work under the direction of nurses and in cooperation with the interprofessional care team to assist patients with daily activities, document their progress, and ensure their comfort and well-being.

Eagle Ridge Hospital is a community hospital providing primary and secondary acute care and some specialty services such as 24/7 emergency, diagnostics, inpatient and outpatient care in general medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, urology, plastic, and orthopedics.

Tri‑Cities: an informal grouping of three lively suburban communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, plus semi‑rural residential areas of Belcarra and Anmore, offering urban living in a picturesque natural setting.

Benefits

Comprehensive, 100% Employer‑Paid Benefits:
Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
Benefit Portability:
Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
Immediate Pension Enrollment:
Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
Maternity Top‑Up:
Receive an 87% top‑up during maternity leave.
Trans Link Pass Subsidy:
Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on Trans Link passes.
Additional employee discounts and perks available.

* Eligibility based on employment status

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…


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Health Care Assistant, Acute - Eagle Ridge Hospital