Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Do you want to challenge yourself, expand your skills, and grow your career? We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dedicated Health Care Aide to join the Emergency Department team at South Health Campus. This fast paced and dynamic environment requires the successful candidate to work to their full scope as part of an interdisciplinary team. Strong communication skills are essential to effectively support colleagues, patients, and their families. This role involves sustained physical activity. The successful applicant will be required to push and pull, more than 50lbs as needed to support patient care and clinical operations. This includes patients in wheelchairs, stretchers and beds. The position also requires standing and walking for extended periods of time. Staff must be able to bend, twist, kneel, and perform other physical movements required for patient care and safe handling.
Description:
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; assist with organized activities or programs; and observe and report on patients' mood, health, and wellbeing. Working under the supervision of a regulated health professional, you will assist in maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors, while supporting effective communication with patients and health care professionals. PLEASE NOTE: 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.
Classification: Health Care Aide Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Emergency Department Primary Location: South Health Campus Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 20-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 13-JAN-2027 Temporary End Date: 02-JAN-2028 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 42 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $26.43 Maximum Salary: $29.58 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
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.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Experience working in an acute care environment within the last 2 years, to a minimum of 0.5FTE. Current BLS Provider certification is required. Ability to participate in the resuscitation room is expected. Clear verbal and written English communication skills are required. Effective interpersonal and communication skills with patients/clients, families, visitors, and team members are essential. Knowledge of hospital equipment and supplies. Applicants must attest to meeting these requirements and provide proof of qualification.
Preferred Qualifications:
To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please attach a resume and cover letter with your application. Your cover letter should outline how your skills, experience and qualifications will contribute to the success of the Emergency Department and support exceptional patient care
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Responsibilities
Provide personal assistance and support services to patients in accordance with care plans and facility policies, including help with hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation, and safety. Assist nurses and the multidisciplinary team, observe and report changes in patients’ mood and wellbeing, and help maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Requirements
Applicants must be active or eligible for registration or a practice permit as a Health Care Aide with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta, and provide proof of education or complete the HCA certificate within 18 months of hire. They must also have recent acute-care experience of at least 0.5 FTE within the last two years, current BLS Provider certification, clear English communication skills, and the ability to participate in the resuscitation room and perform physically demanding duties.
Skills
- Personal Care
- Activities Of Daily Living Support
- Patient Mobility Assistance
- Patient Hygiene Support
- Nutrition Support
- Patient Safety
- Patient Observation
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork
- Hospital Equipment Knowledge
- Safe Patient Handling
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
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Keywords
- Health Care Aide
- Emergency Department
- Acute Care
- College Of LPNs And HCAs Of Alberta
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- BLS Provider Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Activities Of Daily Living
- Personal Assistance
- Patient Care Plan
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Patient Hygiene
- Nutrition Support
- Mobility Assistance
- Patient Safety
- Resuscitation Room
- Hospital Equipment
- Safe Patient Handling
- Patient Observation
- Clinical Operations
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- English Communication
