personal support worker – nursing care

Basilian Fathers of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Toronto is seeking a Casual Patient Care Assistant. Responsibilities include accompanying patients on recreational activities and assisting with various personal and medical care tasks. Candidates should have a relevant trades certificate and any applicable first aid certifications, along with strong communication skills. Flexible hours (15 to 45 hours per week) available.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience in patient care.
• Ability to work in fast-paced and physically demanding environments.
• Comfort with various patient care tasks and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with cleaning and setting up medical equipment.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Bathe, dress, and groom patients.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Job description

Work Term : Casual

Work Language : English

Hours : 15 to 45 hours per week

Education : Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience : 1 to less than 7 months

or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling 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
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation / travel information

• Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?