Personal Support Worker - Toronto, Canada - University Health Network

University Health Network

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Description

Job Posting # Re-Post)

Position:
Personal Support Worker

Site:
UHN Transitional Care Program - Queens Estate site

Reports to:
Manager, Program Services

Hourly Rate:
$ $25.73 per hour (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)
Hours: 0.45 FTE; Shifts: 3x12 hours in two weeks - Days/Nights including weekends and holidays

Status:
Temporary Part-Time (12 months)

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Personal Support Worker at Queens Estate site.

Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning.

At University Health Network, nothing is more important to us than our team of dedicated employees. UHN focuses on creating and maintaining a workplace of choice, where our people are recognized and valued.

We focus on creating a workplace where people enjoy the challenge of their career, create and engage in best practices and are treated with respect.

UHN Transitional Care Program is located at Queens Estate, provides goal oriented, short-term care to clients from the community, or acute care ALC or at risk of ALC who requires support to complete their restorative process and strengthen their functional capacity to return home or another discharge location.

TCP has a total of 34 beds with 3 program streams:
Convalescent 20 beds; Reintegration 9 beds; Non-OHIP 5 beds.

JOB SUMMARY

The Personal Support Worker (PSW) is a member of the inter-professional care team and is expected to maintain a collaborative and active working relationship with team members in the provision of patient care.

Additionally, the PSW will be expected to:

Assist patients with activities of daily living: This includes feeding, lifts and transfers, bathing, skin care, oral hygiene, and toileting.
Perform tasks delegated by an RN or RPN in compliance with the RHPA for which appropriate education and training has been completed. RNs and RPNs will be responsible for the ongoing supervision of the PSW in the performance of such tasks. Delegated tasks can include actions that involve insertion of a digit or instrument into a body cavity, or any care or procedure under the dermis, for example.
Communicate and demonstrate basic information in accordance with a patient's preestablished Plan of Care
Ensure a safe environment for patients and staff by reporting and documenting unsafe conditions such as broken equipment as well as any patient behavioral, physical, or cognitive changes. Safety concerns must be reported to an RN, RPN or other regulated health provider, in compliance with patient safety responsibilities and corresponding hospital plans, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients
Complete and maintain related patient records and progress notes, as per hospital policy.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Successful completion of a PSW program from an accredited community college (i.e. George Brown College, Centennial, Humber, Mohawk, etc.)
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate;
Behavioral management training (such as PIECES, U-First, CPI) is considered an asset
Ability to handle daily mild to moderate physical exertion (i.e. constant standing, walking, climbing, reaching and frequent movement) on an occasional to frequent basis;
Acute care and/or previous rehab experience considered an asset;
Good attendance record is required;
Vaccines (COVID19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical grounds pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Re-Posted Date:
June 2nd 2023

Closing Date:
June 16th 2023

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have maintained satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace.

We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to:

all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position.

Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.