Health Care Aide & Aide Porter

Requisition ID: 37+650

Position Number: 20056771

Posting End Date: April 2+, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Misericordia Health Centre

Site: Misericordia Health Centre

Department / Unit: Cornish 5

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 05/23/2025 - 05/18/2026

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

FTE: 0.60

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $22.012, $22.672, $23.351, $24.053, $24.775, $25.51+


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Position Overview
Directly accountable to the Manager or designate, the Health Care Aide acts as a member of the interdisciplinary team, assisting with participant care and providing basic supportive care as directed. Performs all duties in accordance with established health and safety regulations/guidelines, policies and procedures (e.g. utilizing personal protective equipment as per safe work procedures).

Experience
Recent experience as a Health Care Aide is preferred.
Experience with older adults is preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized educational institution.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
Qualifications and Skills
Demonstrates knowledge of, and support for, the Centre's core values, philosophy, vision, C.Q.I. goals, policies and procedures.
Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team; the principles of personal care/rehab care/dementia care/chronic care; and non-violent crisis intervention.
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.
Non-violent crisis intervention training preferred/essential.
Demonstrates participant focused care in accordance with MHC's Mission Statement and meets physical requirements to carry out job duties - lifting, bending, reaching above the head, etc.
Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, reliability, and creativity.
Must show compassion, kindness, patience, and understanding.
Ability to relate to participants as a motivator, problem-solver and helper.
Is friendly, caring, and sociable.
Is customer service-oriented with an emphasis on participant-centred care.
Able to follow instructions precisely.
Functions effectively within a changing environment and an interdisciplinary team, with an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration, team work, and communication.
Must be able to organize and adjust to variable workloads and interruptions.
Assumes responsibility for ongoing education and participates in professional activities for personal and professional growth.
Physical Requirements
Involves physical activities such as standing, transferring, and transporting participants and equipment.
May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
May encounter exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, etc.
May occasionally work extended hours.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

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.