Psychiatric Aide
Your Opportunity:
Description:
As a Psychiatric Aide, you will work as a collaborative member of the multi-disciplinary team to meet the personal care needs and comforts of patients in accordance with the patient care plan and facility policies and procedures. You will assist nurses with the provision of routine care to meet patients' hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation and safety needs as well as assist with organized activities or programs. In this position, you will observe and report on a patients mood, health, well-being, maintain effective communication with patients and health professionals, assist with the maintenance of a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors as well as assist in the general support of the work area.
- Classification: Psychiatric Aide
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Unit 3-2, Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit
- Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.52
- Posting End Date: 02-MAR-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 23-MAR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 5
- Shifts per cycle: 13
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $24.05
- Maximum Salary: $28.04
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of Grade 12. A combination of education and experience satisfactory to the employer will also be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:CPR - HCP required.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience working with Connect Care. Experience working with forensic psychiatric patients. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Training. Some understanding of Alberta Mental Health Act. Some general understanding around terms "Not Criminally Responsible" and "Unfit to Stand Trial". Some general understanding and functioning of Criminal Code Review Board (CCRB) in Alberta.
