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:
Rural area. Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks:
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- Perform other duties related to personal care.
- Supply and empty bed pans.
- Serve meal trays and feed patients.
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Collect specimens.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Provide companionship.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Health Care Aide Certificate.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Immunization records.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Tuberculosis test.
- Reference required.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Other:
Use of artificial intelligence.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Night.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement.
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Other benefits.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).