personal support worker – nursing care

peopleCare Communities Inc.; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the Waterloo region is looking for a dedicated individual for patient care in a nursing home setting. Responsibilities include accompanying patients on activities, performing personal care, and monitoring vital signs. Candidates must possess relevant certifications such as BCLS and First Aid. The role demands flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail. Full-time hours at 75 hours per week with health benefits included.

Benefits

Health care plan

Additional benefits as per collective agreement

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• Nursing Aide Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.
• Provide personal care and companionship.

Skills

Client focus

Flexibility

Team player

Attention to detail

Dependability

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

Job description

Work term

Permanent

Work language

English

Hours

75 hours per week

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

Experience an asset

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Provide personal care
• Provide companionship
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Values and ethics

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Other benefits