Your Opportunity:
AHS is the largest acute care service provider in Alberta and is part of a fully integrated health system. AHS’ Stollery Children’s Hospital (Stollery) in Edmonton, is a full-service pediatric quaternary care hospital. It is associated with the University of Alberta campus where multidisciplinary health program students are trained, and health research is facilitated. It is the only specialized healthcare facility for infants, children and youth in central and northern Alberta and has among the highest inpatient and acute ambulatory service volumes of any children’s hospital in Canada. Health Care Aid (HCA) reports to the manager of the 2E Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic. The program accepts patients from birth to 18 years of age, and the patient population may include (not limited to) Respirology, Neurology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology and overflow demand from other pediatric care programs requiring inpatient beds.
Description:

As a Health Care Aide (HCA), you will work as a collaborative member of the multi-disciplinary team providing personal assistance including supporting activities of daily living and support services to patients (clients, residents) who require short-term assistance or ongoing support, in accordance with the patient care plan and facility policies and procedures. In this position you will work closely with patients, families, and caregivers spanning the continuum of care in home, community or health care facilities assisting nurses with the provision of routine care to meet patients’ hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation and safety needs, assisting with organized activities or programs and observing and reporting on a patient’s mood, health, and wellbeing. Working under a regulated health professional you will be assisting in the maintenance of a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors, and maintaining effective communication with patients and health professionals.

• Classification: Health Care Aide
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Stollery Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic 2E
• Primary Location: Stollery Children’s Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable

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