Job Description

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. This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.Description:As a Psychiatric Aide, you will work as a collaborative member of the 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. You will assist nurses with the provision of routine care to meet patients\' hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation and safety needs as well as assist with organized activities or programs. In this position, you will observe and report on a patient\xc2\xbfs mood, health, well-being, maintain effective communication with patients and health professionals, assist with the maintenance of a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors as well as assist in the general support of the work area.

• Recovery Alberta: Y
• 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: 09-SEP-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 19-SEP-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 5
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $22.67
• Maximum Salary: $26.43
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Completion of Grade 12. A combination of education and experience satisfactory to the employer will also be considered. Additional Required Qualifications:At least one year of experience working with patients in a mental health setting required. Preferred Qualifications:As required.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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