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Personal Support Worker
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Competition: | OPSSUP58-2024-09-12 |
Department: |
Medical Floor |
Status: | Temporary Full-Time | Until Approx January 2025 |
Within: | OPSEU Support |
Hours: | Variable Shifts |
Salary: |
Start: $21.68 | 1 Year: $22.57 | 2 Year: $23.17 | 3 Year: $24.08 |
Posting Date: | 2024-09-12 11:45 |
Closing Date: | 2024-09-18 23:59 |
Position Summary
Practices as a member of the
multidisciplinary team to provide direct care to support patients to meet
their physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs as outlined by the
organization’s policies and procedures.
Position Relationships
Under the direction of the Manager of Clinical
Services - Acute Care, works in collaboration with the
Interdisciplinary Team and within established
reporting structures. Provides care under
the direction of the Registered Nursing Staff (RPN/RN). Duties: - Assists
patients with activities of daily living, including personal care, using the
principles of Person focused care.
- Contributes to
the quality of life of patients by meeting social, emotional, spiritual and
physical needs and promoting independence, dignity, mobility, personal
appearance, comfort, and safety.
- Works as a
member of the team, communicates effectively, and observes and reports changes
in patient condition to the Registered Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
- Adheres to all
policies and procedures.
- Supports and
demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the organization.
- Other duties
may be assigned and may not be limited to the scope of an individual
department.
Qualifications: - Personal support worker certificate, completion of
first year nursing program, or equivalent as per O. Reg. 246/22 of the Fixing
Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
certification.
- Gentle Persuasive Approach certificate preferred.
- Education and training related to dementia and
geriatric care preferred: included but not limited to Montessori, restorative
care approaches, palliative care, etc.
- Experience in a long-term care setting preferred.
- Experience in hospital setting is an asset.
- Therapeutic verbal and written communication skills
required.
- Ability to work well with others in a team
approach, and adapt to changing situations required.
- Computer literacy required.
- Exceptional Attendance required.
- Must agree to adhere to the standards of behaviour
of the organization.
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Deep River and District Health (DRDH) is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and respectful workplace that values equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and those from equity-deserving communities.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), DRDH is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation at any stage, please notify us in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made to meet your needs.
Please note that artificial intelligence (AI) is not used in the review or assessment of applicants. All applications are reviewed and considered by trained human resources personnel and hiring managers.
For unionized positions, priority will be given to qualified internal candidates who are part of the applicable bargaining unit in accordance with the collective agreement.
This position is based onsite in Deep River, Ontario.
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