Mental Health Care Aide

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $31.56 - $33.28 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Are you passionate about working in Mental Health & Substance Use Services? We’re thrilled to announce that we have Casual positions available based in Mission.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Registration with the BC Care Aide Registry
• Current Level C Basic Life Saving Certificate Food Safe Certificate
• Valid Class 5 BC driver’s license
  If you’re ready to join a team dedicated to providing culturally competent care and support, apply now! Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of individuals and families within the South Asian community, empowering them on their journey to recovery.
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  Detailed Overview:
  Reporting to the Client Care Coordinator, the Mental Health Care Aide participates in the provision of client-focused treatment, rehabilitation, and support for persons with severe addiction and mental illness in a residential, community-based facility. Promotes a safe, health and non-threatening environment that instills a sense of dignity and self-respect. Participates in planning, development, implementation, delivery, and modification of clinical services by responding to identified client needs, within the program’s guidelines. Motivates, assists, and instructs clients with the activities of daily living, reports client’s condition, including reactions to medications. Escorts clients to off-site programs, appointments, and other planned events. Assists clients’ ability to assume self-care responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team in contributing to the planning, development, implementation, delivery, and modification of rehabilitation services following the principles and values of psychosocial rehabilitation based on the identified needs of the client.
• Follows individual rehabilitation plan formulated by multidisciplinary team by motivating, assisting, and instructing clients in care activities (i.e., bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, laundry, household cleaning, nutrition, meal planning, cooking, feeding).
• In accordance with safety guidelines, assists clients with rest and mobilization based on their current condition/ability. This includes use of the pre-handling check and adherence to all safety protocols for transferring, use of mechanical lifts, bath lifts, use of transfer belts, assisting with walking, and ambulation by wheelchair/therapeutic chair, positioning in bed or wheelchair and use of commode. Provides bed patient care as required.
• In accordance with established policies and procedures, encourages independence in maintaining continuance which will include routine toileting, changing incontinence products, applying, and caring for urinary drainage systems, ostomy care. Collects specimens and records intake and outputs. May administer suppositories and enemas under the direction of the RN/LPN.
• Performs client assessment including taking and recording temperature (oral, axilla, tympanic), pulse and respiration. Measures and records height and weight, and intake and output and documents as per facility policy.
• Promotes skin integrity by encouraging mobility and observing and reporting any changes in skin condition. Applies medicated and non-medicated lotions, hot and cold packs, non-sterile dressings as directed by the RN or LPN. Monitors pressure relieving surfaces and reports any changes.
• Where assigned, administers medication, including, if authorized, adjusting depending on the client’s condition in accordance with the rehabilitation plan.
• Motivates, assists, and teaches clients to manage affairs such as money management, shopping, banking, use of public transportation, participating in recreational and cultural activities.
• Arranges for, prepares clients physically and emotionally, and escorts clients to off-site programs, appointments and other planned events and reviews such events with clients after.
• Where assigned, advises clients of their rights and obligations related to the Mental Health Act and regulations; ensuring clients’ rights of privacy and confidentiality are maintained.
• Assists clients with group problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Responds to, and in accordance with standard procedures or specific directions, reports any unusual or dangerous behaviour including assessing the potential harm to the individual client and others.
• Maintains awareness of, and utilizes community resources and agencies such as education, recreations, life skills and health services.
• Contributes to the ongoing monitoring of the physical site and ensures safety of the building, equipment and supplies and reports any issues to the Client Care Coordinator.
• Attends staff in service and continuing education programs and approved work-related conferences and seminars as directed. Serves on committees and attends meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

Graduation from a recognised Nursing Assistant program such as a Health Care Aide program and a diploma in Community Social Services (i.e. Mental Health Worker, Community Health Worker, Social Services Worker) including post-secondary education in counselling skills training or a minimum of two (2) years recent related experience working with persons with addictions and/or mental illness including the provision of personal care, teaching life skills, or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Registration with the BC Care Aide Registry.
Current Level C Basic Life Saving Certificate Food Safe Certificate.
Valid Class 5 BC driver’s license.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply principles of psychosocial rehabilitation using a client-centred approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and maintain therapeutic rapport with clients and employ such a rapport to enable clients to understand their illness and the rehabilitation process.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to employ aggressive behaviour management techniques.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in keeping with program philosophy.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team in contributing to the planning, development, implementation, delivery, and modification of rehabilitation services following the principles and values of psychosocial rehabilitation based on the identified needs of the client.
• Follows individual rehabilitation plan formulated by multidisciplinary team by motivating, assisting, and instructing clients in care activities (i.e., bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, laundry, household cleaning, nutrition, meal planning, cooking, feeding).
• In accordance with safety guidelines, assists clients with rest and mobilization based on their current condition/ability. This includes use of the pre-handling check and adherence to all safety protocols for transferring, use of mechanical lifts, bath lifts, use of transfer belts, assisting with walking, and ambulation by wheelchair/therapeutic chair, positioning in bed or wheelchair and use of commode. Provides bed patient care as required.
• In accordance with established policies and procedures, encourages independence in maintaining continuance which will include routine toileting, changing incontinence products, applying, and caring for urinary drainage systems, ostomy care. Collects specimens and records intake and outputs. May administer suppositories and enemas under the direction of the RN/LPN.
• Performs client assessment including taking and recording temperature (oral, axilla, tympanic), pulse and respiration. Measures and records height and weight, and intake and output and documents as per facility policy.
• Promotes skin integrity by encouraging mobility and observing and reporting any changes in skin condition. Applies medicated and non-medicated lotions, hot and cold packs, non-sterile dressings as directed by the RN or LPN. Monitors pressure relieving surfaces and reports any changes.
• Where assigned, administers medication, including, if authorized, adjusting depending on the client’s condition in accordance with the rehabilitation plan.
• Motivates, assists, and teaches clients to manage affairs such as money management, shopping, banking, use of public transportation, participating in recreational and cultural activities.
• Arranges for, prepares clients physically and emotionally, and escorts clients to off-site programs, appointments and other planned events and reviews such events with clients after.
• Where assigned, advises clients of their rights and obligations related to the Mental Health Act and regulations; ensuring clients’ rights of privacy and confidentiality are maintained.
• Assists clients with group problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Responds to, and in accordance with standard procedures or specific directions, reports any unusual or dangerous behaviour including assessing the potential harm to the individual client and others.
• Maintains awareness of, and utilizes community resources and agencies such as education, recreations, life skills and health services.
• Contributes to the ongoing monitoring of the physical site and ensures safety of the building, equipment and supplies and reports any issues to the Client Care Coordinator.
• Attends staff in service and continuing education programs and approved work-related conferences and seminars as directed. Serves on committees and attends meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as required