personal support worker – nursing care

Education

• College / CEGEP
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Remote location
• Rural area
• Urban 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

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
• 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
• 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
• Prepare meals
• Housekeeping activities
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Work experience with special needs students

• Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Travel expenses not paid by employer

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
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• 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?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Night shift premium

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• Other benefits