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Interior Health is seeking a reliable and flexible Health Care Assistant (Patient Care Aide) to join our acute medical team at the BOUNDARY HOSPITAL in beautiful GRAND FORKS, B.C.
Who We Are
Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.
What We Offer
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Employer paid training/education opportunities
- Generous Vacation Entitlement
- Employer Paid Health Benefits
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Shift Premiums
- Competitive wages
Additional financial incentives available for Grand Forks; *eligibility criteria applies:
- Relocation assistance
- Temporary housing/accommodation
- Temporary quarterly retention bonus up to $2,000*
- for more details visit: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/media/new-financial-incentives-launched-health-care-staff-grand-forks
About The Job
The Health Care Assistant (Patient Care Aide):
- Assists patients with personal care and activities of daily living
- Assists with patient mobility, transfers and related equipment
- Performs nursing procedures such as taking temperature, pulse and respiration
- Performs housekeeping activities relating to maintaining a safe and healthy environment
- Observes and report changes in patient progress, symptoms and condition
- Performs clerical duties and other related duties
As the Health Care Assistant (Patient Care Aide), you will work as a key team member of an interdisciplinary team that provides patient care within the hospital. Working under the direction of RN’s and LPN’s, Patient Care Aides follow established care plans and routines to deliver the best patient care possible.
This is a RELIEF PART-TIME (0.74 FTE) OPPORTUNITY until the return of the incumbent.
Shifts of work will be scheduled evenings; rotating from 15:00 to 23:00 hours.
About this location/unit:
Boundary District Hospital (BDH) is a very busy level 1 community hospital that has a catchment population of approximately 12,000 residents. The site offers medical, long-term care and emergency services and many community health programs are co-located at the hospital facility, which makes for a very collegial, multi-disciplinary team environment.
Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today!
