Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care

Grandmas Home Health Care Plus; Canada; On-site; CAD 38,400 - 55,200; Full time

Job summary

A home health care provider in Springwater, ON is seeking a caregiver for a permanent full-time position. Responsibilities include supporting patients' needs, assisting with personal care, and performing medical tasks such as monitoring vital signs and administering first aid. Candidates should have a secondary school graduation certificate and a CPR certificate, with some experience in a similar role preferred. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work under pressure without remote options.

Qualifications

• Experience of 1 to less than 7 months in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling medical equipment.
• Perform duties related to patient care and comfort.
• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Weigh, lift, and position patients.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Interpersonal awareness

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Judgement

Patience

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

CPR Certificate

Job description

Location and Compensation

Location: Springwater, ON L9X 1Z5

Salary: $26.40 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent Full time

Starts: as soon as possible

Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Qualifications

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Credentials: CPR Certificate

Work Setting

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

Work setting: Rural area; 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
• Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
• Supervise patients’ exercise routines
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• 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

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
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience