Personal Support Worker – Acute Medicine-Surge – Temporary Full Time

Sault Area Hospital; Sault Ste. Marie; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Sault Ste. Marie seeks a Personal Support Worker for a Temporary Full Time position. The role focuses on providing essential care to patients, assisting with daily activities, and contributing to overall patient welfare. Requirements include certification and the ability to meet physical demands. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Certification from an approved college program is mandatory.
• Ability to perform tasks such as bathing, grooming, and positioning patients.
• Demonstrated ability to work with nursing staff for positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning care for patients and meet their basic care needs.
• Contribute to patients' psycho-social needs through activities.
• Maintain orderly and clean patient environments.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to meet physical demands

Education

Personal Support Worker certification

BCLS competence

Registration with HSCPOA

Job description

Personal Support Worker – Acute Medicine-Surge – Temporary Full Time

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This position is for acute ALC patients with the potential to move to offsite location. The intent is to maintain Acute bed capacity at

Duties

• Effectively uses the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process in assisting in the planning of care for patient.
• Provides the essential care needs of each patient, bathing, grooming, positioning, toileting, mobility, nutrition, ambulation, care of the patient’s personal environment and other care needs as indicated by the care plan.
• Contributes to the psycho-social needs of patients by assisting them in programs and activities; encouraging and promoting independence; encouraging participation in programs designed to meet physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual and social needs; respecting a patients’ personal property.
• Assists with the admission, transfer and discharge of a patient.
• Ensures that the patient’s environment is kept orderly and clean.
• Contributes to the efficient and competent management of the unit by attending and participating in patient rounds; reporting accurately observations made on patients to the nurse; recording on appropriate work sheets; answering phone and taking messages; attending scheduled in-service sessions; accounting to the nurse the whereabouts of all patients in his / her care.
• Provides constant care to appropriate patients.
• Is compliant with legislative, organizational and departmental regulations, standards and procedures related to occupational health and safety.

Qualifications

Personal Support Worker certification from an approved college program.

Competence in BCLS.

Registration with Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA).

Knowledge

Knowledge of patient care requirements and equipment specific to the clinical area

Ability

Ability to meet physical demands of the job, including extended standing, walking, lifting and climbing using proper technique.

Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of nursing staff to achieve positive patient outcomes.

Demonstrated excellent communication and organizational skills.

Demonstrated ability to maintain successful working relationships; ability to meet and interact with people in a pleasant, professional, responsible and reassuring manner, tact, courtesy and alertness in public contacts.

Demonstrated behaviour consistent with the hospital’s mission statement and core values.

Note : Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may by assigned and qualifications may be adjusted from time to time. Only those selected for the test / interview will be contacted.

Individuals will be selected on the basis of their ability, experience and qualifications as identified in the resume which they have attached to the posting application form. The Hospital reserves the right to conduct a formal interview and / or testing where required.

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