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Health Care Assistant, Emergency Department - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
Provide essential personal care and clinical support to patients in the Emergency Department under the direction of a nurse. Responsibilities include measuring vital signs, obtaining specimens, assisting with daily living activities, and documenting patient progress.
Requirements summary
Requires Grade 10 education and graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant program or equivalent experience. Must hold a current Food Safe Level One certification and possess the physical ability to perform clinical duties.
The salary range for this position is CAD $31.64 - $31.64 / hour Job Summary
Come work with us! Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care. Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives 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.
Detailed Overview
In accordance with the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Health Care Assistant works in the Emergency Department under the direction of a nurse, in cooperation with the interprofessional care team, and following established care plans and person-centered care.
As directed by the nurse, performs procedures such as measuring temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and oxygen saturation; obtains patient weights as required.
Obtains specimens such as urine and stool and performs tests such as urine dipstick and urine pregnancy tests.
Provides personal care to patients such as assisting with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing bed linen, patient positioning and mobilization.
Documents on patient charts in accordance with established procedures, observes and reports patient progress, assists with meals, transports patients, and performs related general duties.
Responsibilities
As directed by the nurse, measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and oxygen saturation; records and reports problems and/or changes to the designated nurse.
As directed by the nurse, obtains specimens such as urine and stool.
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.
Provides personal care to patients such as assisting patients with toileting, bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing bed linen, patient positioning and mobilization.
As directed by the nurse, performs point of care urinalysis and urine pregnancy testing.
Benefits
Pension plan
Comprehensive health benefits
Four weeks of vacation to start
Maintains records of test results.
Documents on patient charts for activities of daily living and other observations in accordance with established procedures.
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.
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, stocking and maintaining storage areas, ordering supplies through stores or through established procedures, 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 & 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 & 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 work force. 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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