Job Description

Description: The Psychiatric Aide/Health Care Aide provides basic nursing care to assist in meeting the patient's safety, hygiene, nutrition, mobility, and recreation needs on an adult acute care mental health unit. The main activity is providing one-to-one constant observation to highly at-risk patients, including recognizing unsafe behaviors or situations and maintaining effective communication with patient care team. All activities carried out by the Aide are consistent with Covenant Health's mission, values, policies and procedures. This position is covered by the terms and conditions of the AUPE Auxiliary Nursing Collective Agreement.

• Classification: Psychiatric Aide
• Union: COV AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Unit 1A
• Primary Location: Villa Caritas
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 22-AUG-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-SEP-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 5
• Shifts per cycle: 25
• Shift Pattern: Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $21.74
• Maximum Salary: $25.34
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Candidates must be credentialed as either: Certified, Substantially Equivalent, or Deemed Competent, as per Alberta Health's hiring standards for HCAs. Physically able to assist with all aspects of patient/resident care and transport, e.g. walking, standing, bending and lifting. Must be able to understand written and verbal directions in English. *Note: Enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Aide Directory is a condition of employment for successful candidates. For more information on the Alberta Health Care Aide Directory, please visit: www.albertahcadirectory.com Additional Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (Level C) required. Completion of grade 10 or equivalent preferred. Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently. Ability to work independently and function as a team member. Ability to be self-directed, have good organizational and time management skills. Must be able to work in a fast-paced and, at times, highly stressful environment. N95 mask FIT testing is required. Recent patient care experience in a geriatric psychiatry or mental health setting. Preferred Qualifications: Successful completion of a recognized mental health certificate program, or have successfully completed one full time year (2022.75 hours) of working with psychiatry or dementia patients/residents within an acute care or continuing care setting. Ability to maintain own educational requirements with the assistance of the education department and manager.