personal support worker – nursing care

Education:

College/CEGEP. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

• Remote location.
• Rural area.
• Urban area.
• Various locations.
• Willing to relocate.
• Nursing home/home for the aged.

Tasks:

• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
• Collect specimens.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training.
• Continuing Care Assistant Certification.
• First Aid Certificate.
• Nursing Aide Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Vulnerable sector check.
• Tuberculosis test.

Transportation/travel information:

Travel expenses not paid by employer.

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.

Weight handling:

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you currently a student?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Morning.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

Dental plan.

Financial benefits:

As per collective agreement.

Long term benefits:

• Long-term care insurance.
• Maternity and parental benefits.
• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Learning/training paid by employer.
• On-site amenities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .