personal support worker – nursing care

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.

Work setting:

Nursing home/home for the aged.

Tasks:

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
• Perform other duties related to personal care.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Transport patients between care facilities.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

First Aid Certificate.

Security and safety:

• Immunization records.
• Vulnerable sector check.
• Tuberculosis test.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Patience.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Night.
• On call.
• Day.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .

Support for youths:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.

Support for Veterans:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .

Support for Indigenous people:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.