POSTING: HEU Posting 089H25
STATUS: Temporary Full Time
CLASSIFICATION: Resident Care Aide (15301)
WORK AREA: Central City Lodge - Care Department (PCN #)
ADDRESS: 415 W Pender St Vancouver BC V6B 0T3
HOURS: 75 Hours Bi-Weekly (1 FTE)
SCHEDULE: Days 0700-1500
START DATE:To be confirmed
END DATE: Return of Incumbent
DAYS OFF: Thursday and Friday
SALARY: $29.83
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible to the Director of Care and Assistant Director of Care and working under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse; this position performs a variety of routine nursing procedures and related duties necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of residents.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Training and Experience
- Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Nursing Assistant Program or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
- Registration with the BC Care Aide and Health Worker Registry.
Skills and 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.
DUTIES
- Provides personal care to residents such as bathing care of skin hair mouth feet nails dressing etc.
- Serves and collects meal trays. Feeds residents as required and provides nourishment when indicated.
- Performs transfers of residents to and from bed toilet tub using correct lifting and transfer techniques as indicated utilizing mechanical aids when appropriate.
- Transports residents by wheelchair by stretcher or walking.
- Appropriately use and apply comfort and safety measures such as bed cradles foot boards sandbags air foam cushions bed rails and bed alarms.
- Provide passive exercises in conjunction with activities of daily living as directed. Encourages and assists in active exercise to ensure rehabilitation and/or maintenance of optimal functional levels.
- Promotes residents recreational and social activities.
- Weighs residents takes temperature pulse and respiration and reports appropriately.
- Assesses and initiates appropriate action in emergency situations such as fire falls respiratory obstruction loss of consciousness. Summons appropriate assistance and emergency equipment.
- Provides for elimination needs as directed; measures and records fluid intake and output; collects and labels routine specimens; initiates bowel intervention.
- Reports appropriately activities and care provided.
- Cares for residents personal belongings according to policy.
- Provides post-mortem care.
- Maintains a clean well-organized safe environment for residents and staff.
- Observes and reports to Nurse any physical social or mental changes in the residents. Assists in modification of care plans.
- Assists in policy procedures and other reviews and audits to ensure the quality of resident care.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
This posting will remain open until successfully filled. All internal applicants received by 08:30 am September 30 2025will be given first consideration.