Personal Support Worker

Bayshore HealthCare; Timmins; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent homecare service provider in Timmins seeks passionate Personal Support Workers (PSWs) to provide exceptional care and support to clients. Successful candidates will enjoy benefits such as flexible working hours, company-paid training, and competitive travel compensation. The role includes providing personal care as per established plans, documenting client conditions, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. This position requires excellent communication skills, a valid PSW certification, and a commitment to enhancing clients' quality of life.

Benefits

Company sponsored health and dental benefits

Paid orientation and training

Flexible work schedules

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of community nursing principles and personal care delivery.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle for commuting.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care according to the established care plan.
• Document client conditions and report changes.
• Observe infection prevention practices.

Skills

Communication in English or French

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently and in a team

Physical mobility

Education

Graduation from an accredited Personal Support Worker Program

Job description

Overview

Bayshore HealthCare is one of Canada’s leading providers of home and community health care services. Bayshore is a privately owned company with locations across the country including more than 80 home care offices, 11 pharmacies and over 100 community care clinics, employing more than 18,000 staff and serving over 350,000 clients annually. We are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, dignity and independence of all Canadians by providing customized care plans and solutions that allow clients to remain in their own homes.

Person-and family-centered care (PFCC) is an approach to care that recognizes the importance of family in a patient’s life and their active involvement in planning and decisions about health care, services and treatment. This approach provides respectful, compassionate, culturally safe, and responsive care that meets the needs, values, beliefs, and preferences of the patient, their family, and others identified as significant to their life from diverse backgrounds and settings.

Job Title

Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Bayshore is looking for passionate and caring Personal Support Workers to join our team. You will be creating special moments for clients each day. If your calling is to be the “difference” by providing outstanding care, then a health care career with Bayshore is the Perfect Fit for YOU.

Job Summary

We value our Bayshore PSWs with:

• Company sponsored benefits (health and dental) for you and your family for part-time and full-time
• Paid orientation and paid training
• Competitive travel compensation
• Efficient work schedules with more care time and less travel; flexible working hours to accommodate work-life balance
• Opportunities to grow in your career
• Company provided mobile devices for easy documentation and strong communication
• Easy access to managers and schedulers who listen and support the important work you do

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide personal care according to the established care plan or assignment sheet, ensuring the emotional, spiritual, physical comfort and safety of clients to the greatest extent
• Provide personal care within the provincial scope of practice for a PSW; duties may include skin care, hair care, mouth care, bathing, bowel and bladder care, positioning and movement, exercise, basic wound care, feeding including special diets, and assistance with oxygen administration and medication reminders
• Perform specialized, client-specific procedures for which recognized training and current competency can be demonstrated
• Observe and document client conditions according to company standards; report unusual events or changes to the immediate Supervisor or Office
• Understand and implement infection prevention practices
• Participate in ongoing internal and external continuing education activities
• Adhere to Bayshore Policies and Procedures
• Participate in quality activities and continuous improvement initiatives in keeping with the company’s Quality Management System
• Participate in proactive Health & Safety activities and notify the immediate Supervisor of any Health & Safety risks or concerns
• Maintain confidentiality of client and corporate information and discuss with appropriate Bayshore personnel
• Complete other tasks as requested

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in either English or French
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to stand, bend, squat, kneel and reach freely

Able to freely lift 23 kilograms; able to assist clients with standing, walking, sitting and rolling in bed; demonstrated ability to follow written and verbal instructions related to client care; able to travel locally from assignment to assignment

Key Qualifications

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Personal Support Worker Program
• The PSW must, within their scope of practice, have a solid knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of community nursing and the delivery of personal care services to clients
• Must have a driver’s license and reliable vehicle to commute

Experience

• At least one year of recent personal care experience in a similar position or life experience with similar duties

Reporting Relationships

• The Personal Support Worker reports to the Clinical Manager, as appropriate

Standards of Performance

• The PSW must demonstrate ongoing competency in completing all duties and responsibilities of this job description, as well as agreed-upon goals and objectives

Performance Review

• Performance will be reviewed on an ongoing basis with a formal review at the end of the three-month probationary period and subsequently at least annually; input will be sought from employees and consultants where applicable

As Canada’s largest and best homecare company, Bayshore supports PSWs to make “being the difference” a career. Bayshore may require proof of vaccination depending on provincial regulations and position. Exemptions based on Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

At Bayshore Healthcare, our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is a strength. We foster a culture of belonging where individual differences are embraced and supported through programs, resources and policies that support each person’s purpose, potential and wellbeing.

Bayshore operates in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and applicable provincial Human Rights Codes.

Primary Location: ON-Timmins