personal support worker – nursing care

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Remote location
• Rural area
• Various locations
• Work in employer's / client's home
• Willing to relocate
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Nursing home / home for the aged
• Public or community health centre
• Group home
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• 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
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Provide personal care
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Mental health first aid Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Adults
• Young adults
• Over 12 years
• Elderly
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with a disability
• Females
• Males
• Persons with Alzheimer's disease

Specialization or experience

• Green economy sector

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test
• Reference required

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 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
• Between 61 and 80 kg (133-176 lbs)
• Between 81 and 100 kg (177-220 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Night shift premium

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available