Patient Care Assistant| Full-time| 82 Buttonwood Ave -BUT 3E IP Rehab

Trillium Health Partners; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Health Partners is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support nursing staff with direct patient care on 3E IP Rehab, on-site in Toronto. This full-time CUPE role offers 8-hour shifts across days, evenings, and weekends, with multiple vacancies.

You will assist with feeding, transfers, hygiene, and maintaining a safe, clean environment under supervision, leveraging your Grade 12 education and Health Care Certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent related skills & experience.
• THP certification and/or personal support worker or related Health Care Certificate.
• Current Basic Life Support (BCLS) & CPR certificates required.
• Previous hospital/health care experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work independently with good organizational skills.
• Positive attendance and reliable work record.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff with direct patient care and comfort.
• Deliver meals, assist feeding, and document intake as needed.
• Assist with ambulation, toileting, bathing, and personal hygiene.
• Provide physical assistance with lifts and transfers.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and infection control practices.
• Report concerns and changes in patient condition to the team.
• Support documentation and coordination as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Self-directed

Organizational skills

Empathy

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

CPR/BCLS certification

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Health Care Certificate (PSW/orthopaedic or THP cert)

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job Description

(CUPE 5180)

Requisition Number: 9301

Position: Patient Care Assistant

Status: Full-time

Number of Vacancies: 3

Department: 3E IP Rehab

Role Level: CUPE PCE $ 28.99 -$ 33.01

Site: THP-UHN RCC 82 Buttonwood Ave Toronto, M6M 2J5

Work Model: On-Site

Hours of Work/Shift: 8-hr shift Monday to Sunday

Posted: November 12, 2026

Internal Deadline: November 19, 2026

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

About Our Site

UHN RCC is a satellite site of Trillium Health Partners located at 82 Buttonwood Ave in York, ON. There are 124 rehabs on site with three units – two general rehab units (46 and 48 beds) and one (30 bed) stroke/neuro rehab unit.

We are a skilled group of rehabilitation healthcare professionals who strive for excellence in providing compassionate, patient-centered care. Our goal-focused therapy guides our patients in their journey to independence and reintegration into community. Our team works diligently towards improving the physical, cognitive and communication problems caused by an injury or illness. We work with our patients to improve their quality of life and support their desire to return to meaningful activities. Our patient’s success is optimized by self-motivation, active participation and family support.

• The location of any vacancy/position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Job Description

• Assists the Nursing staff with the provision of patient care.
• Performs duties related to patient care under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals and/or Physicians in accordance with hospital standards, policies and procedures.
• Performs related activities required to assist the team in providing a safe, clean and comfortable environment for patients.
• Responsible and accountable for the provision of patient care to a specific group of patients under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals and in accordance with the standards set by the Hospital. Such duties include:
• Delivery of meal trays to assigned patients, feeding of patients as necessary, or assistance with meals as required (opening packages, making patient comfortable and documenting food consumption)
• Assisting, under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals, with ambulation, toileting, bathing and personal hygiene functions
• Provides physical assistance to patients as required by assisting with lifts and transfers
• Performs various patient care duties & related non-professional activities necessary in meeting patient’s personal needs and comfort and documenting as required.
• Assists in the provision of a safe, clean and comfortable environment, including carrying out cleaning and infection control activities as required
• Reports all concerns voiced by patients and their families
• Alerts team members when any change or concern about the patient’s condition is raised
• Cleans and disinfects beds, rooms and equipment as required, in accordance with THP standards
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent related skills & experience
• THP certification and/or, personal support worker, orthopaedic certificate or appropriate other related Health Care Certificate required
• Current Basic Life Support (BCLS) & CPR Certificates essential
• Previous Hospital/Health Care experience strongly preferredCurrent basic computer skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Must have the knowledge, skill, judgment and ability to work with patients in an understanding, sensitive and compassionate manner
• Must be a self-directed individual with well-developed organizational skills
• Possess the ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision
• A positive attendance and work record is essential

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

Our organization may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithm-assisted systems, to support the initial review of applications. These tools are used only to assist our recruiters and hiring managers; all hiring decisions include meaningful human involvement and final review.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Us

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals. Our team of more than 17,000 people serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, west Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and nine satellite locations. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.