Job Details

Green Umbrella Senior Care is looking for a Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker - Nursing Care to join our team. Green Umbrella Senior Care is hiring caring and reliable Health Care Aides to provide in-home support to seniors and vulnerable adults in the community.

As a HCA / PSW - Nursing Care, you will work one-on-one with seniors in their homes helping to promote independence and allowing them the choice to live life on their terms.

Permanent, Full-time, $27.50 per hour; 30-40 hours per week. Shifts could be scheduled anytime between 7:30AM and 12AM, including weekends. You will be expected to travel to various work locations in Coquitlam and greater Vancouver.

How to Apply:
*Please do not call or apply in person.
Please email resume to:

Info@greenumbrellaseniorcare.ca

OR

Mail resume to:
Green Umbrella Senior Care
211-3030 Lincoln Avenue
Coquitlam, B.C.
V3B 6B4

*Please confirm in your resume that you are legally authorized to work in Canada (i.e., either a permanent resident, a citizen of Canada or a refugee claimant with a valid work permit).

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Answer call signals;
• Supply and empty bed pans;
• Bathe, dress and groom patients;
• Serve meal trays, feed or assist in feeding of patients and assist patients with menu selection;
• Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients;
• Shave patients prior to operations;
• Assist clients with mobility, transfers, fall prevention, and use of mobility aids
• Assist with meal preparation, feeding, and light housekeeping
• Provide personal care including bathing, grooming, toileting, and hygiene support
• Support individuals with dementia or cognitive challenges when required
• Monitor client safety during day, evening, or overnight shifts
• Supervise patients' exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities for patients, accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort;
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output; observe or monitor patients' status and document patient care on charts;
• Collect specimens such as urine, faeces or sputum;
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas and perform other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff;
• Administer, in emergency situations, first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies;
• Transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery;
• Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms;
• Maintain inventory of supplies;
• Provide companionship and care.

Requirements:

• Health Care Aide Certificate/HCA Certificate OR 1+ year of home care experience is required;
• Equivalent Foreign LPN/RN designation may be considered;
• Previous experience supporting seniors or individuals with mobility or cognitive challenges is an asset;
• Ability to work independently and respond to emergencies within scope of training;
• Valid driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle is an asset;
• English language ability is required.