What you can expect/get in this role:
- Competitive pay and benefits, professional growth, leadership learning opportunities;
- start your employment with 4 weeks vacation, plus sick leave and special leave;
- flexible work options;
- working in a place voted as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers;
- a lifestyle that allows you to access our vast backyard and thriving culture and arts scene; and
- relocation assistance may be considered.
What we do
Nursing home attendants (NHA) provide person-centered care in a home-like environment, while respecting residents’ individuality.
NHAs work as part of the multi-disciplinary care team guided by the philosophy of care, policies, procedures, guidelines and standards of practice to ensure that residents feel a sense of belonging and receive best-practice care.
Job description:
- Assists residents/clients with activities of daily living while respecting and promoting individual choice and lifestyle and the feeling of home and belonging;
- develops therapeutic relationships with residents/clients, and communicates with residents with cognitive, mental and physical health conditions using skills learned through coursework and mentoring, to provide a safe environment;
- observes and reports acute, chronic, behavioural and palliative changes of residents/clients while also administering medication and treatment under the direction of registered staff;
- contributes to the development and wellbeing of the health care team. Develops harmonious relationships within care teams and across all programs and departments;
- provides leadership by demonstrating tasks to colleagues, training other employees in work procedures, establishing daily work priorities and schedules, participating with the program manager or the registered nurse supervisor in personal performance plan and providing ongoing feedback;
- documents on medication administration records, residents charts, daily flow sheets and communication records. Reports important changes to the team leader and participates in care conferences and daily interactions to develop and implement care plans. Provides interventions according to the care plan and evidence based practice;
- manages conflicts with residents, visitors and family while ensuring residents rights of privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and individuality are protected; and
- provides laundry, bed making, housekeeping and janitorial services, as well as meal serving and cleanup.
Training:
- Extensive orientation related to our philosophy of care and evidence-based policies, as well as regular educational opportunities to maintain clinical skills and best practice;
- broad course offerings through our internal professional development system called YG Learn;
- support of career and professional growth through internal assignment opportunities; and
- partial financial support for approved professional development and educational programs.
Recruiting process
Interested applicants apply on our website www.YUKON.ca by creating a career profile.
At each step of the recruitment process, candidates are notified by email if they have been successful and if they will be moving to the next step:
Step 1. Resume is reviewed and candidate is notified.
Step 2. Written assignment (if required).
Step 3. Interview.
Step 4. Reference checks.
Step 5. Conditions of employment.
Step 6. Offer of employment.
Job requirements:
- Certificate as a health care aide (HCA), personal support worker (PSW), continuing care assistant (CCA) or personal care aide (PCA) from a recognized Canadian educational institute;
- recently applied knowledge of HCA theory, practices and techniques;
- recent experience charting and documenting in progress notes;
- TB screening;
- vulnerable sector RCMP security clearance;
- Food Safe level 1 (completed within the last 2 years); and
- WHMIS 2015.
Branch profile/spotlight
The Government of Yukon's Continuing Care division is known for its exceptional standards, providing clients with the highest level of care and a healthy workplace for staff. The services offered are among the best in Canada, and Yukon’s long-term care homes ranked second in a recent report issued by the National Institute on Ageing. Continuing Care’s mission is to provide comprehensive care and services, including long-term care, home care and regional therapy services, to the people of the Yukon.