Special thanks to the following Frontliners

Roselo Sefuentes Healthcare Assistant Student
Lorie Pabilona Registered Care Aide
Mercy Gargantilla Registered Care Aide
Jeff Dignum Registered Care Aide


WHAT IS A HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT OR CARE AIDE?
In British Columbia the term Health Care Assistant (HCA) is used to describe a variety of workers including, but not limited to, the following titles: Community Health Worker, Care Aide, LongTerm Care Attendant, Nurse’s Aide, Assisted Living Worker, Home Support Worker and Personal Support Worker.

These frontline care providers are an integral and valued part of a multidisciplinary team that work in a variety of practice settings including home support, assisted living, longterm care, special care units, acute care and other home and community settings.

While the educational requirements are the same, the work environments are very different. A Care Aide works in a team environment or acute facility and a Community Health Worker works independently, travelling to client’s homes. The demographic cared for are generally medically fragile, cognitively complex, and diverse in age.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CARE AIDE OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MAY INCLUDE:
Personal care and activities of daily living including; bathing, taking temperature, personal grooming, skin care, medication reminders, pulse and respiration, and oral hygiene
Nonsterile dressing applications
Mobility and transfer assistance with related lifts
Observing and reporting changes in client behavior and condition

Ang Care Aide ay isa sa mga high demand jobs dito sa Canada. That is why ito ay tinatawag na sweet potato dahil ang mga hospitals, longterm care o nursing homes ang naghahanap sa kanila. Lalong lalo na sa panahon ng pandemic.

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Source: https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/health...