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personal support worker – nursing care

Government of Canada

Kitchener

On-site

CAD 35,000 - 45,000

Full time

24 days ago

Job summary

A governmental health organization in Kitchener, Ontario, is seeking a patient care assistant responsible for supporting patients in a nursing home. The role involves assisting with daily activities and ensuring patient comfort. Candidates must have completed a secondary education and have some related experience. The position requires on-site work with no remote options.

Qualifications

  • Must have completed high school education.
  • 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in healthcare or patient care.

Responsibilities

  • Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
  • Assist with cleaning and medical equipment maintenance.
  • Monitor patients' vital signs.
  • Provide personal care like bathing and grooming.
  • Serve meals and assist patients during meals.
  • Ensure patient's comfort and deliver messages.

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Job description
Overview

Languages: English

Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting
  • Nursing home/home for the aged
Responsibilities
  • Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
  • Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
  • Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment
  • 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
  • Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
  • Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
  • Collect specimens
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