Personal Support WorkerSt. Joseph Home Care • Kitchener, ON, Canada
Personal Support Worker
St. Joseph Home Care • Kitchener, ON, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
- Full-time
Job descriptionAssisting clients with daily personal care activities, in keeping with their individual care plan Dressing / undressing Personal hair care Shaving / grooming Mouth care Preventative skin care Bathroom activities Feeding Other personal hygiene tasks Assisting clients with daily housekeeping activities, in keeping with their individual care plan Laundry services Light meal preparation / safe food handling Assisting clients in daily activities which maintain adequate levels of mental / physical health and safety, in keeping with their individual care plan Medication reminders / medication administration Assisting in the client’s use of medical devices Living area visual scans Engaging clients in positive / social conversations Encouraging clients to direct and / or participate in their own care Assisting clients with general mobility needs (walking, movement, positioning, fine motor movements etc.) in and around their home Encouraging participation in social and / or recreational activities Encouraging positive life skills Assisting with basic range of motion exercises where required by the care plan May be trained for additional work tasks within scope of practice (e. g peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis) Demonstrating sensitivity and respect to clients who may be experiencing cognitive, physical, and / or mental health challenges Providing emotional and social support to both clients and their family members Demonstrating a positive attitude and approach towards clients as unique individuals Performs daily work in keeping with the established program procedures, processes and expectations Observes and records client information / comments / issues / behaviours / changes in the client’s chart Follows daily client care schedules as determined by the program Director Maintains a clean and organized work environment Reports critical client care information / issues to program Director right away Understands and follows individual client care plans, seeks clarification from Director where care plan is unclear Participating in team / group meetings Other duties as requested or required Regularly demonstrates our mission, vision and values : Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry Ability to work cooperatively with others; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change Ability to demonstrate effective decision making Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to everyday problems Solid team-based approach to everyday work activities Good communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers Ability to follow direction and listen to instruction Proven ability to be detailed oriented Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards Participating in both internal and external training requirements Participating in quality improvement initiatives Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used (including but not limited to Procura and HPG) PSW Certificate from an accredited training institution, required 1-3 years PSW experience, preferred Member of the PSW Registry where required by SJHC contract, preferred Current First Aid and / or CPR Certificate, preferred Training in gentle persuasive / non-violent crisis prevention, an asset Training and previous work experience in Medication Reminders, preferred Previous experience with respite care, required Previous experience with Dementia Care and Dementia clients, preferred Previous experience working in a community or home care setting, preferred Registration with HSCPOA, an asset but not required Ontario Driver’s License and vehicle, required refer to the collective agreement for hours of work and weekend rotation
Job Description
Job Description
Personal Support Worker
St. Mary’s Health
Number of Openings : 1 Division : St. Mary’s Health Full / Part Time / Casual : Full Time Program : St. Mary’s Health Regular / Temporary : Regular Location : Kitchener Union : SEIU Hours of Work : Days (8am-4pm / 12-8)
- weekend rotation
- approx. 75 hours bi-weekly Wages : SEIU Union Wage Grid
$19.33 per hour French Language Skill Requirement : N / A This posting is for a current vacancy.
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Personal Support Workers – Hospital at Home Waterloo Wellington Program (PSW-HHWW) enhance the quality of life of SJHC clients by providing quality and compassionate care in the form of personal care assistance, medication reminders, physical and cognitive support and home keeping assistance. PSW-HHWW significantly assists in enabling individuals to live in a safe and healthy manner after being discharged from hospital, and provides support with the Daily Activities of Living.
The PSW-HHWW works cooperatively with the program Director, Managers, Clinical Educators, Program Assistants and other multi discipline care givers in providing quality client-centered care. PSW-HHWW adheres to daily care schedules and overall care plans.
Clients have recently been discharged from hospital and require more support in the daily management of their own care needs, as well as with the daily living activities, for a short period of time. In some instances, the PSW may have enhanced learning and Skills Transfer opportunities in order to provide care to a certain client population.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Bathing
Light apartment housekeeping (sweeping, tidying, dishes etc.)
Performing safety wellness checks
Responds to client’s needs in a safe and timely manner
CORE COMPENTENCIES
Support compassionate care, faith and diversity
QUALIFICATIONS
St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity across all our programs, practices, facilities, and team. AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, such as alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms, please inform the hiring manager before your interview. Should you wish to conduct your interview in French, kindly contact our head office to arrange this in advance.
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