Personal Support Worker

3 days ago

Kitchener, Canada Revera Inc. Full time

**Description**
- Revera is a leading owner, operator and investor in the senior living sector. We offer seniors’ apartments, independent living, assisted living, memory care and long term care. We understand how to create the best experience for people living in a Revera home. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a life of purpose, and we create environments that make that possible. _
- Our mission is to celebrate the human spirit in every way possible - and that applies to both our residents and our employees. There’s a lot that goes into being a member of our team - and there’s a lot that you’ll get out of the experience too. We go the extra mile to ensure that each member of our staff feels safe, secure, enriched and empowered in their role. So that everyone under our roof is given the opportunity to thrive, grow and make the most of every day. _
- Vaccines are a proven, safe and powerful weapon in our battle against COVID-19. Now that vaccines are widely available and recognizing that many of our staff are already vaccinated, vaccination will be a condition of employment for new hires, except when impossible due to legitimate, established exceptions. _The vaccine must be a _two-dose COVID-19 _vaccination series approved by Health Canada_._ _This is one more important step to protect both our residents and staff as we continue to battle this deadly virus._

**Job Description**:
Reporting to the Director of Care, the **Behaviourial Support (BSO**) **Personal Support Worker (PSW**)** is responsible for providing planned, person centred goal directed care in accordance with the provincial standards

**Key Outcomes**:

- Live our values of Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence
- Lend a helping hand
- Cultivate relationships with staff, residents and families
- Lead with H.E.A.R.T. (hear, empathize, acknowledge, respond, thank)

**Key RPN Responsibilities**:

- To complete and ensure resident’s clinical care assessments, care plans and documentation are accurate, up to date and changes communicated as required;
- To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the care plans and make changes as required;
- To assist with scheduling of resident’s care conferences and participate in conferences where applicable;
- To work closely with Director of Care to facilitate resident’s move in, move out and transfers;
- To facilitate and provide resident/family education;
- To refer resident to external resources for assessment or possible admission when applicable
- To plan, coordinate, manage & evaluate the resident’s care plan working with the resident/substitute decision maker, physicians, nursing & interdisciplinary team and contracted service providers/external resources
- To coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents;
- To respond to and manage significant changes in resident’s condition and or medical emergencies; provide emergency first aid;
- To teach, delegate to, and direct unregulated care providers;
- To respond to resident/family concerns and ensure appropriate action taken and or concern communicated to Director of Care/Executive Director and other departments;
- To follow and assist the Director of Care in the coordination, implementation and monitoring of Infection Prevention and Control, Health and Safety and Clinical Programs and Quality/Safety Plans for the Nursing Department;
- To uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Revera’s Code of Conduct;
- To complete all other duties as assigned, including:

- May coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents;
- May provide direct resident care and medication/ treatment administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Revera Resident Care standards and policies and procedures;
- May provide direct resident care and medication/ treatment administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Revera Resident Care standards and policies and procedures

**BSO PSW Core Competencies**:
**Knowledge**

Demonstrate knowledge of dementia, delirium, mental health issues in the delivery of care and its effect on the resident and family members or partners in care, and:

- To include knowledge of various conditions and practices related to Behaviour support;
- Disease processes, stages and progression;
- Diagnostic and assessment process;
- Cognitive or neurological symptoms;
- Aware of and introduces interventions that are resident specific using both conventional and non-conventional;
- Communication skills appropriate to the needs of the resident;
- Strategies to promote optimal quality of life;
- Experience of disease from the perspective of the resident, family members or other partners in care;

**Person-Centered Care**

Delivers person-centered care

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