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:
- 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.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Provide personal care.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
CPR Certificate.
Security and safety:
- Immunization records.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Tuberculosis test.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Own vehicle.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Manual dexterity.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
Evening. Shift. Night. On call. Day. Weekend.