PeopleCare Communities Inc., situated at 173 Dalton Rd, Delhi, ON N4B 1B4, is seeking applications for the position of Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care who are enthusiastic and possess excellent interpersonal skills. The selected applicant must join and assume their responsibilities at the earliest. The employer is offering a permanent or full-time position. The candidate must be available to work early morning, morning, day, evening, night, weekend, and rotating shifts, with on-call availability and flexible hours.

Employer Name: PeopleCare Communities Inc.
Position: Personal support worker – nursing care
No. of vacancies: 7
Salary: $26.33 to $27.65 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 37.5 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: 173 Dalton Rd, Delhi, ON N4B 1B4

Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for accompanying patients to outdoor recreational activities.
• The candidate must perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
• The candidate must perform other tasks related to personal care.
• The candidate will be responsible for supplying and emptying bed pans.
• The candidate must take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• The candidate must serve meal trays and feed patients.
• The candidate must weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
• The candidate will be responsible for making beds and maintaining patient rooms.
• The candidate will be responsible for bathing, dressing, and grooming patients.
• The candidate must transport patients in a wheelchair or stretcher.
• The candidate must collect specimens.
• The candidate must provide first aid in an emergency.
• The candidate must provide personal care.
• The candidate must provide companionship.
• The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
• The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
• The candidate must feed or assist in feeding.
• The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients with bathing and other personal hygiene activities.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year, or possess equivalent experience.
• A candidate with experience is an asset.
• The candidate must have a Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate, First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate, Nursing Aide Certificate, Health Care Aide Certificate, and Personal Support Worker Certificate.
• The candidate should be client-focused.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible.
• The candidate must be capable of acting on their own initiative.
• The candidate must be interpersonally aware.
• The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must have patience.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a nursing home/home for the aged or people who don’t need to be in a hospital but can’t be cared for at home.

Additional information

Security and safety

• The candidate must undergo a criminal record check, a vulnerable sector check, and a tuberculosis test.
• The candidate must provide immunization records
• The candidate must provide valid reference information.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate must be able to distinguish between colors.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• The employer will provide Health, Financial, and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
• Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan that covers medical expenses associated with dental treatment and procedures, as well as a Health care plan that covers medical and surgical expenses.
• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate should receive benefits in accordance with the collective agreement contract between the employer and the union representing a bargaining unit.
• In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property, as well as team-building opportunities to boost employee engagement and forge an unstoppable crew.