Job Description

*Exciting Opportunity: Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care for Senior Residential Home**

Are you a compassionate and dedicated caregiver looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors? Join our team at [Senior Residential Home Name] as a Personal Support Worker and be part of a warm and welcoming community dedicated to providing exceptional care.

**Responsibilities:**
– Provide compassionate and personalized care to residents, assisting with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
– Administer medications according to prescribed schedules and document resident health status as directed by nursing staff.
– Assist with mobility and transfers, using proper techniques and equipment to ensure resident safety and comfort.
– Engage residents in meaningful activities and social interactions to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
– Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement individualized care plans tailored to each resident’s needs and preferences.

**Requirements:**
– Personal Support Worker (PSW) certification or equivalent nursing care training required.
– Previous experience working in a senior residential home or similar setting an asset
– Compassionate and empathetic demeanor with a genuine passion for working with seniors.
– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with residents, families, and team members.
– Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities
Tasks:
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
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations

Security and safety:
Immunization records
Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment
Work under pressure
Repetitive tasks
Physically demanding
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail
Sound discrimination
Standing for extended periods
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Walking
Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)/ More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

How to apply:
By email:[email protected]
Include this reference number in your application:20240028CASAREY

Required languages: English

Education level: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Required skills: Compassion and Empathy, Communication Skills, Personal Care Assistance Skills,Observation and reporting skills, Safety Awareness

Additional skills / Assets: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Flexibility, Initiative, Interpersonal awareness, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Team player, Patience

Closest intersection: Upper James and Fennell