Health Care Aide-Clinical-PCE

The Health Care Aide (HCA) in F5 supports nurses and the healthcare team in delivering safe, compassionate, and efficient care to patients with a variety of acute medical conditions. Responsibilities include assisting with activities of daily living, supporting mobility, maintaining patient hygiene and comfort, and helping with admissions, discharges, and transfers. Working in a fast-paced environment, the HCA must respond quickly to changing patient needs, adhere to infection control protocols, and communicate effectively with both patients and staff. 

• Personal Support Worker or Health Care Aide Certificate or nursing student with successful completion of all level 2 courses at McMaster University or nursing student with successful completion of all level 2 courses in McMaster University and Mohawk College collaborative program or nursing student with successful completion of all level 1 courses in the Mohawk College Diploma program
• Computer familiarity or willingness to learn computer skills as required
• Demonstrated effective communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, teamwork skills
• Demonstrated initiative and judgment appropriate for the position
• Ability to accept assigned or delegated functions
• Ability to set priorities and organize work accordingly
• Ability to deal with various hospital departments effectively and collaboratively
• Ability to lift using appropriate lifting techniques and bend, push and pull using good body mechanics