Health Care Aide

If you strive to make a difference in people’s everyday lives by caring for them with compassion, dignity and respect, CBI Health Group has great opportunities for Health Care Aide (HCA).You will provide quality, patient-centred care to our clients.

As a casual Health Care Aide within our CBI Home Health team, you will call upon your nurturing and assisting skills to provide overall care to clients. In this position you will assist clients with personal care, lifts and transfers, toileting, bathing, and feeding. You will also provide light housekeeping support, prepare meals, accompany clients to appointments, and be a companion. 

PRIMARY DUTIES As a Health Care Aide, you will:

• Assist clients with the personal care tasks of daily living, including skin care, hair care, mouth care, bathing, bowel and bladder care, positioning and movement, basic wound care, feeding (including special diets)
• Assists with ambulating and mobilization of patient
• Performs other related housekeeping tasks as indicated in the individualized written client service plan.
• Practices universal precautions and adheres to WHMIS protocols.
• Recognizes and reports safety concerns or equipment malfunction in the home environment and acts accordingly to meet the safety and the protection needs of the Client.
• Able to establish communication with appropriate sources in response to emergency
• Observes, documents and reports any emotional or physical changes in the Client's condition to the Client Care Manager/Supervisor