Your Opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Psychiatric Aide in the Adult Inpatient program at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI) in Ponoka. CCMHBI is a campus of specialists and health professionals that are committed to integrated, multi-disciplinary care and treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients and their families. This position requires a highly motivated individual that is keenly interested in working with people. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills are large contributors to success in this position. The Psychiatric Aide - Rundle is able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to support addiction and mental health patients to meet their patient recovery goals and assisting with activities of daily living, observing and reporting any changes in condition. You will assist with treatment and support to individuals who have a severe and persistent mental illness, addiction, or those experience an acute mental health crisis. You are a team member that works with professional staff to support the development, implementation, and delivery of the patient care as guided by the clinical staff. The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury is a state-of-the-art center that treats and cares for people with psychiatric disorders and those who have suffered brain injury. Located in the community of Ponoka, within the parkland region of central Alberta, the Centennial Centre is one of the most modern mental health referral centers in western Canada.

Description:

As a Psychiatric Aide, you will perform activities within a multi-disciplinary team to meet the personal care needs and comforts of patients in accordance with the patient care plan and facility policies and procedures. Your duties will includes assisting with the provision of routine nursing care to meet patients\' hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation and safety needs; assisting with organized activities or programs; as well as observing and reporting on a patient\'s mood, health, and wellbeing. 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: Psychiatric Aide
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Rundle - Adult Inpatient Program
• Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.76
• Posting End Date: 10-APR-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
• Date Available: 20-APR-2023
• Temporary End Date: 24-SEP-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 5
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $22.23
• Maximum Salary: $25.91
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Completion of Grade 12. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications: At least one year of experience working with patients in a mental health setting required. Preferred Qualifications: As required.