Long-Term Care Attendant - Ashcroft, Canada - Interior Health Authority

Description

About the Job:

As the Long-term Care Attendant (LTCA) you will work as an integral part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, who provide care and support in a long-term care setting.

Working under the direction of RN's and LPN's, LTCA's have key responsibilities in the individual care plan for each patient, ensuring their physical, emotional and social needs are supported, while promoting maximum independence.

Typical duties include:

• Assisting with personal care and activities of daily living
• Assisting with mobility, transfers and related equipment
• Performing nursing procedures such as taking temperature, pulse and respiration
• Housekeeping activities relating to maintaining a safe and healthy environment
• Observing and reporting changes in patient behavior and condition
• Accompanying clients on outings and during social activities
• Performing clerical duties and delegated tasks

This is a RELIEF PART-TIME (0.79 FTE) OPPORTUNITY until March 31, 2025, or the return of the incumbent.

Shifts of work will be scheduled evenings and nights, rotating from 5:00 to 23:00, 15:00 to 21:36, 23:00 to 07:00 hours.

About this location/unit:
Jackson House is located on the beautiful surroundings of Ashcroft, BC.

Jackson House embodies a client-centred philosophy designed to support residents' choices, help people function at their highest level and provide the best quality of life possible.

Attached to the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Centre, the building also houses the ER department, community services and medical offices.

This facility is a two-storey building with penthouse, has 25 publicly subsidized beds and offers a variety of services in one location.

Most rooms are single occupancy but can be converted to double occupancy if required. One room has four beds. Jackson House is located on the main floor. The hospital was built in 1972; Jackson House was established in 2004. All access and egress doors are magnetically locked with a keypad entry and exit system. We have an intrusion alarm, full fire sprinklers, and monitored fire alarm. An individual nurse call system is at all bedsides and washrooms. Vocera and a paging system are used throughout the entire building.

Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.