Patient Care Aide

Reporting to an Operations Leader and receiving work direction from a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) or other designate

• Performs personal care duties for patients related to hygiene and grooming eating mobilization and other activities of daily living.
• Performs delegated nursing procedures on specific direction such as taking temperatures pulse respiration collecting urine and stool specimens.
• Observes patients behaviours and symptoms and documents observations in accordance with standard procedures; assists in ensuring a safe patient environment; and reports significant observations to nurse or Unit Supervisor.
• May be required to perform clerical stocking laundry and other related duties as required by unit.

Education

• Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Resident Care Attendant Program and successful completion of an Acute Care Skills Program or three (3) months recent related experience in an acute care environment or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.

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.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

• Competitive salary: $31.64 CAD per hour
• Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical dental benefits package and paid vacation.
• Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients including many from marginalized communities.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions the new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care research and teaching. The new St. Pauls Hospital is expected to open in 2027
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents

Your Day to Day

• Provides and/or assists with personal care and comfort for patients such as bathing dressing skin care mouth care pericare and hair care according to the established care plan. Provides a safe and respectful environment for patients by following safety instructions as established on the patient care plan and PHC policies and procedures that include activities such as toileting continence care lifting and transferring bathing positioning and ambulating.
• Contributes to the overall evaluation of the patient and supports the continuity of care by methods such as observing patients behaviours and symptoms documenting observations in accordance with standard procedures recognizing and responding to anticipated/unanticipated patient responses to care and reporting significant observations concerns and/or related problems to delegated nursing staff in a timely way. Assesses potential emergency situations and intervenes as required.
• Assists patients with meals and nourishments by performing duties such as serving setting up and collecting meal trays and feeding designated patients as established on the patient care plan and in accordance with PHC policies and procedures.
• Performs delegated nursing procedures on specific direction such as taking temperatures pulse respiration collecting urine and stool specimens.
• Maintains a safe work environment by performing duties such as ensuring call bell is within reach of patients and/or cleaning up spills and tiding patient rooms and common areas and cleaning furnishings and refrigerators in accordance with established procedures. Reports problems to designated nursing staff.
• Operates and/or cleans equipment related to patient care such as bathtubs scales mechanical lifts bedpans special mattresses and personal care items such as glasses hearing aids and dentures
• Maintains or strives to maintain involvement of the patients and their significant other(s) in decisions that affect them through activities such as providing information respecting personal choices and providing opportunities to talk about their concerns.
• Transports patients utilizing mechanical aides such as wheelchairs and/or stretchers. Cleans and stores equipment such as wheelchairs and stretchers and reports any mechanical failure.
• Provides close constant care or any other level of patient observation as determined and assigned by the nursing staff. Alerts the designated nursing staff to any condition changes in a timely way.
• Checks and restocks supplies such as personal care supplies nursing and housekeeping/laundry supplies and assists in taking inventory.
• Performing laundry related duties such as gathering items for washing loading and unloading and operating washers and dryers changing bed linen and folding and putting away items.
• Performs related clerical duties such as answering the telephone taking and relaying messages and assisting in maintaining standardized records.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the xʷməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.