Requisition ID: 377738
Position Number: 21005137
Posting End Date: March 28, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Golden West Centennial Lodge
Department / Unit: Health Services 3rd Floor - GWCL
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 06/03/2025 - 12/30/2025
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under the general supervision of the Director Health Services, RN and/or LPN, the Health Care Aide acts as a member of the health care team, assisting with patient care and providing basic supportive care as directed. The Health Care Aide demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.

EXPERIENCE

• Previous patient/resident care experience preferred.

EDUCATION (DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE)

• Minimum Grade 10 education, Manitoba standards, required.
• Successful completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team.
• Principles of personal care/rehab care/dementia care/chronic care.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.
• Demonstrates patient/resident focused care.
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability and creativity.
• Functions effectively within a changing environment and an interdisciplinary team.
• English fluency in both written and verbal communication.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring, and transporting patients/residents and equipment.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• May encounter exposure to disease, toxic materials, noise, allergens etc.
• Requires shift work, extended working hours.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process