Personal Support Worker (PSW)

St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph; Brantford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre in Brantford seeks compassionate and enthusiastic Personal Support Workers. You will join a collaborative team, assisting residents with personal care, ensuring comfort, and promoting optimal health in a supportive environment focused on individualized care plans. This role offers various shift options and a starting pay rate of $26.83 per hour with additional benefits.

Benefits

Enrollment in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Free on-site parking

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary Benefit Plan for Casual, Part Time Staff

Qualifications

• Must possess a PSW certificate from an approved educational facility.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Promote comfort and assist with mobility as per care plan.
• Maintain professionalism and attend educational in-services.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Personal Support Worker certificate

BCLS certification

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting career in the healthcare sector? St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre is the largest Long Term Care Facility in Brantford and Brant County with 205 beds and is focused on providing high-quality care to our residents.

We are seeking compassionate and enthusiastic Personal Support Workers to join our organization. You will be an integral part of a collaborative and inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering exemplary care to our clients

Reporting to the Director Long Term Care (or delegate), the Personal Support Worker (PSW) utilizes the Enhanced Living Model to assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living in the assigned neighborhoods by following the individualized care plans.

Position

Personal Support Worker

Type

Casual, Temporary Part-Time, Temporary Full-Time

Shifts

Days (6 : 30-2 : 30), Evenings (2 : 30-10 : 30), or Nights (10 : 30-6 : 30)

Rate of Pay

Starting at $26.83 / hour

Key Accountabilities & Success Criteria :

Performs all duties in accordance with the Mission Statement and policies and procedures of SJLCB as adopted from the Ministry of Health guidelines.

The Helping Role

• preserving the personhood of residents
• encountering residents in a caring way
• maximizing the individual’s participation and control
• providing comfort and communication through touch
• encouraging and supporting individuals’ families to participate in care

The Provision of Resident Care

• assisting with personal hygiene (bathing, dressing, hair care, mouth care, nail care, and shaving)
• assist with nutrition (providing fluids and nourishments as required, meal set up, assistance with feeding, and reporting of intake. Weights to be taken monthly and changes to be reported immediately.)
• assisting with urinary and bowel elimination (toileting, disposable briefs, emptying of urinary and colostomy drainage bags, and reporting of output)
• promoting comfort by assisting with positioning, mobility, and ambulation as per care plan (positioning and turning of residents; using mechanical lifts appropriately; and reporting of any changes)
• promoting skin integrity (providing good skin care through washing, positioning, and turning of residents; ensuring that environment is safe of obstacles to prevent injuries; applying dressings to stage 1 skin ulcers and reporting any changes in skin integrity). Immediately correcting if possible and reporting any situations that can or will affect the health and safety of the residents
• assisting with exercises
• facilitating appropriate rest and socialization

Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Interpersonal Relationships

• demonstrating enthusiasm for working with older adults and their families
• developing and preserving therapeutic PSW / resident relationships
• developing and preserving collaborative relationships among members of ownnursing team and the healthcare team
• developing and preserving collaborative relationships with other programs / departments

Ensuring the Quality of Health Care Practices

• contributing to the quality of working life of peers and colleagues
• improving the quality of life of residents through the ‘enhanced living model’ of practice
• learning and using new concepts and approaches in the care of older adults
• participating in improving the care provided to older adults
• consulting with peers and other health providers in approaches to the care of older adults
• contributing to and utilizing the established plan of care for the residents

Maintaining Professionalism and Work Role Competencies

• attending and participating in educational in-services
• showing an interest in the profession by projecting a competent, professional image through attitudes, actions, and appearance
• demonstrating professionalism by being dependable in attendance and punctuality
• Provide services in a caring, respectful, and cost-effective manner
• participating in research and continuous quality improvement activities for improving the care provided to older adults
• recording documentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies and procedures

Contributes to a transparent culture of client and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by SJLCB

Promotes an environment that encourages and supports change using change leadership theory.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Must possess a Personal Support Worker certificate or diploma from Ministry of Health of Ontario, Long Term Care Division approved educational facility.
• BCLS certification required.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills as well as demonstrated teamwork skills.
• Must possess a clear understanding of ethics
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem solving and conflict management skills are essential.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to twenty five (25) pounds.

WHAT WE OFFER :

• Enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Free on-site parking
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Benefit Plan for Casual, Part Time Staff

St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff, and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any verified medical exemption or accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre appreciates all responses. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, utilizing a collaborative approach in supporting persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment, selection, hiring, and the ongoing employment life cycle. Upon individual request, the Health Centre will endeavor to remove any barrier to the employment lifecycle to accommodate those employees with disabilities.