Personal Support Worker - Complex Continuing Care (Casual)

Startdate; Guelph; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is seeking a Casual Personal Support Worker to assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living in Complex Continuing Care units.

You will follow individualized care plans and collaborate with the health-care team to ensure quality patient outcomes. The role emphasizes compassionate, patient-centred care, adherence to ministry guidelines, and support for families to participate in care.

Qualifications

• PSW certificate or diploma from MOH of Ontario, LTCD approved facility.
• Experience in long term care or hospital setting preferred.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living according to individualized care plans.
• Follow mission statement and health guidelines in care delivery.
• Support patients' families to participate in care and maximize patient participation.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

PSW certificate or diploma (Ontario MOH LTCD approved)

Job description

Personal Support Worker - Complex Continuing Care (Casual)

Complex Continuing Care – Whispering Oaks

EmploymentType:

Casual

Shifts:

12hr/8hr /6hr / 4hrShifts

Must be available towork all shifts

Rate of Pay:

$29.89- $30.54

Vacancy Status

Existing

Job Summary

Responsibleand accountable to the Manager of Rehabilitation and Pharmacy Services toassist patients with personal care and activities of daily living in theassigned units by following the individualized care plans.

• Performs all duties in accordance with the MissionStatement and policies and procedures of St. Joseph’s Health Centre asadopted from the Ministry of Health guidelines.
• The Helping Role
  • Preservingthe personhood of patients
  • Encounteringpatients in a caring way
  • Maximizingthe individual’s participation and control
  • Providingcomfort and facilitating communication
  • Encouragingand supporting individuals’ families to participate in care
• The Provision of Patient Care
  • Assistingwith personal hygiene (bathing, dressing, hair care, mouth care, nail care,and shaving)
  • Assistingwith nutrition (providing fluids and nourishments as required, meal set up,assistance with feeding, reporting of intake, and taking weights asrequired.)
  • Assistingwith urinary and bowel elimination (toileting, disposable briefs, emptying ofurinary and colostomy drainage bags, documentation and reporting of output)
  • Promotingcomfort by assisting with positioning, mobility, and ambulation as per careplan (positioning and turning of patients ; using mechanical liftsappropriately; and reporting of any condition or mobility changes)
  • Promotingskin integrity (providing good skin care through washing, positioning, andturning of patients; ensuring that environment is safe of obstacles toprevent injuries; completing basic wound care dressings; and reporting anychanges in skin integrity). Immediately correcting if possible and reportingany situations that can or will effect the health and safety of the patients.
  • Assistingwith exercises
  • Facilitatingappropriate rest and socialization
  • Accompanyingpatients who require an escort, to appointments
• Establishing and Maintaining Healthy InterpersonalRelationships
  • Developingand preserving therapeutic PSW /SSW client relationships
  • Developingand preserving collaborative relationships among the health care team andother programs/departments
• Ensuring the Quality of Health Care Practices
  • Contributingto the quality of working life of peers and colleagues
  • Improvingthe quality of life of patients through a patient and family centred careapproach
  • Learning andusing new concepts and approaches in the care of adults
  • Participatingin improving the care provided to adults
  • Consultingwith peers and other health providers in approaches in the care of adults
  • Contributingto and utilizing the established plan of care for patients
• Maintaining Professionalism and Work RoleCompetencies
  • Attendingand participating in educational in-services
  • Demonstratingprofessionalism
  • Providingservices in a caring, respectful, and cost effective manner
  • Participatingin research and continuous quality improvement activities for improving thecare provided to adults
  • Recordingdocumentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies andprocedures

Qualifications & Experience

• Personal support workercertificate or diploma from Ministry of Health of Ontario, Long Term CareDivision approved educational facility
• Experience in long termcare or hospital setting preferred
• Demonstrated written andverbal communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong organizationalskills and the ability to prioritize required.
• Ability to function as ateam member in a collaborative environment required.
• Ability to acceptdirection and work independently required.
• Knowledge of generalpersuasive approach preferred.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelphis an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, anddiversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health CentreGuelph is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, andwill work to accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontario forDisabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should any applicantrequire accommodation through the application process, please contact HumanResources at [e-mail] for assistance. If the applicant requires aspecific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, theapplicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling theinterview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph(SJHCG) does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, evaluate, orselect applicants for this position.

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