Personal Care Attendant (TPT 0.4 FTE)

The Royal; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health care center in Ottawa is seeking a Personal Care Attendant. The role involves providing personal care and support to residents with mental health disorders, ensuring their safety and well-being. Candidates should have relevant certifications and experience in long-term care. This part-time position offers a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 1 year documented experience in long-term care including psychiatric and mental health care.
• CPR training or re-certification within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of RPN and Registered Nurse in resident care.
• Provides individualized personal care as outlined in the resident care plan.
• Engages residents in decision-making and maintains documentation.

Skills

English

Bilingual (French/English)

Computer skills

Education

Personal Support Worker certification

RPN student (year one)

RN student (year two)

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Position Information

Position Information

Posting Number: ROM25-135E Title: Personal Care Attendant (TPT 0.4 FTE) Position Status: Temporary Part-time Contract End Date: 04/20/2026 FTE: 0.4 Job Schedule: Days Department: Long Term Care Union: CUPE Local 942 Site: Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Number of Vacancies: 1

About The Royal

As one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education.

Staff of Royal Ottawa Place will create an environment where residents, living with a stable but long-term mental illness and with associated behavioural and safety issues can feel at home and have a full, meaningful and diverse life. Staff will provide opportunities for the residents to maintain control over many aspects of their lives in a safe and secure environment.

Duties

• Works under the direction of and in collaboration with the RPN and the Registered Nurse in the care of residents.
• Participates within an interdisciplinary team to provide the best possible care for residents and their support systems as they deal with mental health disorders.
• Supports the arrival, transfer or departure of residents.
• Engages the residents in participation and assuming control in decision-making.
• Maintains documentation and gather data as required.
• Takes primary responsibility for personal care and the facilitation of meaningful daily activities for residents by developing therapeutic relationships, working collaboratively with the care team and the resident in establishing activities.
• Provides individualized personal care as outlined in the resident care plan including personal hygiene, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, bathing, continence care and behavioural support while at all times respecting the choices of the resident.
• Collaborates with the care team to assess the capabilities of the resident and support the resident at all times.
• Assists the residents in participating in recreational and therapeutic programs designed to maintain and increase the residents’ physical well-being and mental health and to promote a home-like atmosphere.
• Provides supervision and assistance during the preparation, eating and cleaning up duties of each meal, as well as feeding when required.
• Assists residents with their daily housekeeping and personal laundry routines when appropriate.
• Evaluates a resident’s plan of care, ensuring the assessment is up to date and accurately documented.
• Documents on flow sheets and other records as required.
• Assesses and reports daily on the resident’s condition and how care plan interventions are working.
• Other duties as required for the maintenance of a home-like lifestyle of the resident.
• Participates in research related activities to support the facility’s mission to be a centre of training, education and excellence in long-term mental health care.
• Responds to emerging health conditions and medical emergencies.
• Works in a manner that is in compliance with staff and client safety practices, policies and procedures of the Royal.
• Ensures a work environment that is conducive to The Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment & Discrimination Free Workplace Policy.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Personal Support Worker certification with 1 year documented experience in long-term care including psychiatric and mental health care, or RPN student with a minimum successful completion of year one, or RN student with a minimum successful completion of year two.
• CPR training or re-certification within the last 12 months.
• Current knowledge of and training in mechanical lifts, transferring and positioning techniques for residents.
• Desires to work with those living with a stable but long-term mental illness with associated behavioural and safety issues.
• Computer skills are an asset.
• English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, oral comprehension, reading and writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.
  
  

Salary Range: 31.98 to 33.80 per hour

Additional Information

• All applicants must provide a recent resume that clearly indicate that they meet the required qualifications.
• Please apply by clicking on the Apply button below.
• The Royal sincerely thanks all applicants for their interest in a career with us; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
• All new hires will be required to obtain a clear and valid Criminal Record or Vulnerable Sector Records Check as a pre-condition of employment.
• The Royal is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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