Personal Support Worker - Wendover, Canada - Access Healthcare Services Inc.

Access Healthcare Services Inc.

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Wendover, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Description

Access Healthcare Services Inc.

is currently looking for full time and part time Personal Support Workers (PSW) to service our home and community care clients in the Wendover region.

Preference will be given to applicants who are available to work 6:00 am-11:00 pm.

What we are offering:

- $500 sign-on bonus

Additional $0.50/hour evening premium
Salary: $25.50$27.75 per hour
Paid mileage
Paid training and education
Comprehensive Benefits Plan
Flexible work environment which is based on your availability

What you will do:

Assist clients with bathing (partial, complete, tub, or shower)
Assist clients with oral hygiene, hair care, dressing, and all activities of daily living
Assist clients with ambulation, transferring, and positioning in bed or chair
Assist with physio exercises, ROM, etc. as per therapist's care plan
Assist clients with feeding and light meal preparation
Perform light housekeeping duties as per service plan
Make/change clients bedding as required
Assist clients with toileting or incontinence care
Assist and/or remind client to take medication (Do not administer medication)
Report any changes in health condition, or safety risks to immediate supervisor
Perform delegated tasks, specific to each client; delegated by nurse or immediate supervisor

What you need:

PSW or DSW Certificate or a successful first year nursing completion
Proof of Covid Vaccination
Vehicle required with Valid Driver's License
Step 2 TB Test (Completed within the last 2 years)
Vulnerable Sector Police Check (less than 6 months old)
Must be available to work every second weekend
Must be available for 20 hours per week minimum
Must be available to work shifts between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm.

The skills and qualities we are looking for:

Kind and compassionate approach to care
Flexible & reliable
Comfortable traveling to client's home
Strong communication skills in English (verbal & written)
Bilingual (an asset)
Willingness to drive & travel
Use of an insured reliable vehicle
Ability to provide holistic, client centered care
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Cultural education and experience
Able to stand, bend, squat, kneel and reach freely; able to freely lift up to 35 pounds;
Ability to travel up to 45 minutes if needed

We welcome students and recent graduates to join us and enjoy the incentives funded by the Health Force Ontario:

up to $5,440 to PSW students as a stipend during their clinical placement with our organization.

- $10,000 to recent PSW graduates in exchange for a 12-month commitment to AHSI.
- an additional $10,000 to support relocation costs for those recent PSW graduates committing to work with a home and community care employer in a rural, remote, or northern area for 12 months.
- (This includes certain Pembroke Postal Codes)

Access Healthcare Services Inc.

is proud to announce that it has recently been re-awarded a four-year accreditation with exemplary standing, the highest award available from Accreditation Canada.

We are a nurse managed home healthcare organization that provides services on behalf of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, private individuals, insurance companies and other municipal and provincial organizations in various sectors.

We would like to thank everyone in advance for their interest in AHS, however, only applicants selected to join us for the first round will be contacted.