Personal Support Worker - Long, Canada - Lakeridge Health

Lakeridge Health

Verified Company

Long, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Personal Support Worker

Status

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_ Temporary Part Time (Future Opportunities)

File Number

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Location

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_ Long-Term Care - Ajax Residential Long Stay

8 Hour Shifts, Days, Nights, Evenings and Weekends

Wage Schedule

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_ $ $30.490 per hour

Program

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_ Long Term Care

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Reporting to Nursing Leadership, the Personal Support Worker will work closely with the interdisciplinary team to provide care to residents at the Lakeridge Gardens 320 bed long term care home located at the Ajax-Pickering hospital site.

This new home is part of the government's plan to improve long-term care delivery and capacity in Ontario and in the Durham Region.

This state-of-the-art long-term care home sets a new bar for seniors' care, with dining and outdoor space on every floor, a large courtyard, onsite diabetes care and other important innovative features.

Just as Lakeridge Health is a beacon in the Durham community, the new long-term care home will be integral to managing and delivering on the needs and expectations of seniors in the Durham community and Ontario.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assisting in meeting residents' needs as directed by

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assisting with residents belongings, unpack and store, clothing labels, giving bed, tub baths and showers to those requiring assistance, assisting with personal grooming such as hair and nail care and oral hygiene including cleaning teeth and dentures, feeding totally dependent residents and assist others with their meals and providing nourishments to residents between meals, assisting in the ambulation and toileting of residents, making residents' beds, change linen, tidy dresser, bedside tables and other furniture, collecting linen for dispatch to laundry and sort and store clean linen

Collecting charts, records and reports
Cleaning, sterilizing and disinfecting instruments and equipment
Assisting in the implementation of the Guidelines on Activation and the Activity Program e.g. bringing residents to scheduled activities
Assisting in the development of residents by escorting new residents to assigned rooms, unpacking and storing their clothing and storing their valuables
Assisting in the maintenance of optimal safety standard to ensure the safety of residents and other staff.
Following the occupational health and safety requirements of the position and reporting any injury or occupational hazards to immediate supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Successful completion of a 1 year Personal Support Worker program from an accredited Community College or educational institution accredited with the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) is required;
Previous experience in a geriatric or long term care environment is preferred;
Demonstrated compliance with and knowledge of safe work practices;
Proven communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to follow both oral and written instructions;
Demonstrated empathy, concern and interest in providing quality care and services for residents;
Physical ability to perform the essential duties of the job;
Must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past 6 months;
Demonstrated commitment to our core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy;
Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff, patient and environmental safety and participation in regular inservices in this area; and;
Proven good attendance record with capability of maintaining this same standard

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and the CUPE Local 3634.

Successful applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.