Health Care Aide - Schonsee

Are you a compassionate, caring, and dedicated healthcare professional? Come grow your career with Lifestyle Options!

Lifestyle Options takes tremendous pride in operating supportive living communities with professional staff that foster healthy aging and champion residents’ freedom, choice, and independence.

At Lifestyle Options we care for our residents, but we also care for our employees. We're committed to your wellbeing, and we strive to create a positive and rewarding work environment for our staff. You will be joining a team of supportive healthcare professionals and leaders that want to see you excel in your career.

We are currently searching for a full-time, day shift Health Care Aide to join our team. This is a permanent position at our Schonsee location in North Edmonton.

Position Summary:
Under the direction of a Licensed Practical Nurse and Supervisor, the Health Care Aide will collaborate with their team to ensure resident care is delivered in a way that acknowledges resident choice, dignity, privacy, independence, and individuality inclusive of a home-like environment.

You'll enjoy benefits such as:

• A comprehensive benefit plan
• A flexible health spending account
• Company matched RRSP program for full-time employees
• Personal time off (PTO) days
• Opportunities for career progression
• Shift premiums available for evening and weekend hours
• A training & education team that is dedicated to your learning and career development

What You Bring to the Role:

• Recognized Health Care Aide Certificate;
• Registered on the Alberta HCA Directory;
• Experience working with the elderly and disabled preferred;
• Palliative Care experience an asset;
• Delivers, practices, and role-models person-centered care and treats residents and families as equal partners in the planning of care and respects and upholds their opinions;
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence
• Strong interpersonal skills and are able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal English;
• Exposed irregularly to infection when entering resident rooms; Exposures to infectious diseases are possible.

Your Responsibilities:

• Provides quality service according to the care plan
• Assists residents with personal care including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting and other personal hygiene activities; meal service and feeding assistance; portering, mobility and exercise as needed; recreational activities and leisure activities where applicable.
• Carries out authorized and delegated procedures for specific resident needs
• Accurately reports and document all service hours and activities performed for independent and Alberta Health Services program residents;
• Completes safe and appropriate medication assistance as per current Standards;
• Reports on observations and communicate concerns to nurses, AHS Case Managers and other health care professionals;
• Interact on a daily basis with resident family members and caregivers;
• Physically able to assist with all aspects of resident care and transport, e.g. walking, standing, bending and lifting.