Description:
As a Mental Health Aide, you will work as a collaborative member of the multidisciplinary team to provide a welcoming and safe care environment. You will assist in the provision of direct patient/client care as delegated in a person-centered, recovery oriented and safe manner. In this position, you will assist and / or promote independence to patients/clients in completing activities of daily living as well as assisting other health professionals with providing treatments and observing and reporting relevant patient/client information to professional staff. You will assist new patients/clients and families with orientation, and assist in the general support of the work area.
Classification: Mental Health Aide
Union: AUPE AUX
Department: CC for MH & Adict Active Rehab
Primary Location: Claresholm Hospital
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 11-APR-2022
Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
Date Available: 21-APR-2022
Temporary End Date: 27-NOV-2022
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 20
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $21.74
Maximum Salary: $25.34
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12. Completion of Health Care Aide or Mental Health Aide Certificate or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Must retain current registration with Alberta Health Care Aide Directory. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum 1 year experience as a Health Care/Mental Health Aide in a mental health setting within the last 3 years. Suicide Risk Management training. Current (within the last 2 years) Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI). Provincial Concurrent Capable Learning Series – MyLearningLink Module.