personal support worker – nursing care

Southampton Care Centre; Southampton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing home is seeking a Personal Support Worker to provide essential care and assistance to patients. Your duties will include personal care, administering first aid, and ensuring patient comfort during daily activities. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and a compassionate approach to patient care. This opportunity offers valuable experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Experience is an asset.
• Certificates in BCLS, First Aid, and CPR required.
• Criminal record check and immunization records necessary.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.

Skills

Companionship

Basic Cardiac Life Support

First Aid

CPR

Education

Non-university certificate or diploma (1-2 years)

Job description

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• 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
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Provide companionship
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test
• Reference required

Experience

• Experience an asset
• As per collective agreement
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Other benefits

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Personal Support Worker • Southampton, ON, CA