Job description:

Do you want to be trained to become a Health Care Aide / HCA? Then APPLY TODAY to join the Long Term Care Pro Vita Team at Century Park!

Pro Vita is looking for determined & hard working individuals in Vegreville to assist the successful applicant in becoming a registered HCA and obtaining their Provincial Registration with Alberta Health Care Aide Directory. 

HCA - In Training Requirements:

• Completion of Grade 10, including English 10 or equivalent.
• Passes and complies with Ministry of Justice Criminal record Check upon hire and every 5 years thereafter. 
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbal and written.
• Physical ability to carry out duties & operate equipment as needed/required below.

Responsibilities while in training: 

Supports the site staff by completing basic non-care tasks such as, but not limited to:

• Stripping and Remaking Beds
• Removal of Laundry from Units to designated area
• Delivery of Supplies and Laundry to Units
• Enhanced cleaning of touch points, including but not limited to handrails, doors, handles, carts, light switches, countertops, tables, chairs
• Emptying of Resident Room Garbage and Removal of Garbage from Units to Main Garbage Area
• Delivery of Meal Carts to Floors or support of delivery of meals to resident rooms (if residents are on isolation)
• Adheres to Infection Control Practices
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Upon registration:

Health Care Aides (HCA) Responsibilities:

• Directs and assists residents with activities of daily living such as bathing, washing, bowel and bladder care, bed making, dressing, nails, oral, skin and hair hygiene. 
• Completes all documentation for the aforementioned activities of daily living. 
• Lifts, transfers, porters and ambulates residents using the proper equipment/technique as identified in the resident’s care plan and the policies and procedures.
• Reports need for changes to resident’s care plan, as necessary. 
• Conducts a pre-handling assessment prior to lifts, transfers and ambulation of residents.  
• Performs and records routine nursing procedures as directed by the on-duty nurse.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.