Personal Support Worker (PSW) - St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre Brantford

Job Title : Personal Support Worker

Employee Group: SEIU

Department : Clinical

Reports To: Director of Long-Term Care

Job Type : Casual

Wage : $29.03 per hour + percentage in lieu of benefits

Shift Timing: Days 6:30 am - 2:30 pm, Evenings 2:30 pm-10:30 pm, Nights 10:30 pm - 6:30am

Summary

Purpose of the role: Reporting to the Director Long Term Care (or delegate), the Personal Support Worker utilizes the Enhanced Living Model to assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living in the assigned neighborhoods by following the individualized care plans.

Key Accountabilities & Success Criteria

• Performs all duties in accordance with the Mission Statement and policies and procedures of SJLCB as adopted from the Ministry of Health guidelines.
• The Helping Role
• • preserving the personhood of resident
  • encountering residents in a caring way
  • maximizing the individual’s participation and control
  • providing comfort and communication through touch
  • encouraging and supporting individuals’ families to participate in care
• The Provision of Resident Care
• • assisting with personal hygiene (bathing, dressing, hair care, mouth care, nail care, and shaving)
  • Assist with nutrition (providing fluids and nourishments as required, meal set up
  • assistance with feeding, and reporting of intake. Weights to be taken monthly and changes to be reported immediately.)
  • assisting with urinary and bowel elimination (toileting, disposable briefs, emptying of urinary and colostomy drainage bags, and reporting of output)
  • promoting comfort by assisting with positioning, mobility, and ambulation as per care plan (positioning and turning of residents; using mechanical lifts appropriately; and reporting of any changes)
  • promoting skin integrity (providing good skin care through washing, positioning, and turning of residents; ensuring that environment is safe of obstacles to prevent injuries; applying dressings to stage 1 skin ulcers and reporting any changes in skin integrity). Immediately correcting if possible and reporting any situations that can or will affect the health and safety of the resident.
  • assisting with exercises
  • facilitating appropriate rest and socialization
• Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Interpersonal Relationships
• • demonstrating enthusiasm for working with older adults and their families
  • developing and preserving therapeutic PSW/resident relationships
  • developing and preserving collaborative relationships among members of own nursing team and the healthcare team
  • developing and preserving collaborative relationships with other programs/departments
• Ensuring the Quality of Health Care Practices
• • contributing to the quality of working life of peers and colleagues
  • improving the quality of life of residents through the ‘enhanced living model’ of practice
  • learning and using new concepts and approaches in the care of older adults
  • participating in improving the care provided to older adults
  • consulting with peers and other health providers in approaches to the care of older adults
  • contributing to and utilizing the established plan of care for the residents
• Maintaining Professionalism and Work Role Competencies o attending and participating in educational in-services
• • showing an interest in the profession by projecting a competent, professional image through attitudes, actions, and appearance
  • demonstrating professionalism by being dependable in attendance and punctuality
  • Provide services in a caring, respectful, and cost-effective manner o participating in research and continuous quality improvement activities for improving the care provided to older adults
  • recording documentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies and procedures
• Contributes to a transparent culture of client and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by SJLCB
• Promotes an environment that encourages and supports change using change leadership theory

WHAT WE OFFER

• Optional Enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Free on-site parking
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Optional Enrolment in the Healthcare Providers (HCP) Group Insurance Plan
• Percentage in lieu of health and dental benefits

St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre appreciates all responses. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, provincial or municipal laws. Demonstrated leadership ability through utilization of management concepts.

AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates.