Personal Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Petrolia, Canada County of Lambton Full time

Company Biography
The County of Lambton is an urban-rural area in southwestern Ontario that is home to over 126,000 residents. The Corporation's seven divisions operate programs and services for the residents of Lambton County such as land ambulance, provincial offences court, three Long-Term Care Homes, 25 library branches, two museums, an art gallery, archives, local roadways, public health services, housing services, social services, building services and planning and development services. Lambton County is a community dedicated to economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with its municipal and community partners.
Position Overview
Provide personal care to residents and help them with all individual daily care to keep them independent as long as possible; and maintain quality of life for residents by providing a clean, healthy, safe environment.

**Responsibilities**:
**Personal Care to Residents**:

- Bath, toilet, change briefs, brush teeth, dress, groom, provide hair and nail care, social/personal interaction, feed, make beds and provide privacy in a dignified manner
- Communicate and try to obtain cooperation from residents, co-workers, family members, supervisors

**Clean**:

- Maintain the cleanliness of the resident rooms and work spaces by cleaning wheelchairs, catheter bags, commodes/urinals, wash basins, care carts, beds, bed changes, bed side tables, closets, razors, and bathrooms
- Distribute clean linens and towels
- Clean mechanical equipment commodes, urinals, sinks and tubs

**Delivery of Meals**:

- Feed and/or assist with feeding residents
- Open cartons, cut food, place items within reach
- Push and distribution of the snack cart to the residents’ rooms
- Porter meals to residents’ rooms

**Transferring and Lifting**:

- Portering residents to dining rooms, bedrooms, activities
- Lift garbage and linen bags for disposal
- Transfer residents from bed to wheel chair etc.
- Use mechanical lifts to reposition residents to and from lounge chairs/wheelchairs, beds, commodes tub chairs etc.
- Repositioning residents in bed
- Application and removal of lift slings when using mechanical lifts
- Walk, exercise residents as per care plans or as directed

**Charting and Reporting**:

- Input to HCA and Dietary Flow sheets to ensure all ADL of residents have been completed
- Complete meal and snack sheets daily to ensure residents are receiving appropriate caloric intake
- Cleaning schedule and maintenance book
- Report to Charge Nurse or RPN any resident situation that may occur during the shift
- Complete audits as assigned by the Resident Care Supervisor

**General**:

- Incumbents must keep up-to-date on all relevant legislation, collective bargaining agreements, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed
- Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis

These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervision Requirements

**Direct Supervision**: None

**Indirect Supervision**: None

**Functional Authority**: May provide guidance and support to students or to orient new employees

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Formal Education**:

- Personal Support Worker Certificate

**Experience**:

- None

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