Health Care Attendant 5m Palliative Care Unit

1 week ago

Toronto, Canada Unity Health Toronto Full time

The St. Joseph¿s Health Centre site of Unity Health Toronto is opening up a state of the art Palliative Care Unit. This 10 bed unit will support patients with a palliative care diagnosis who require pain and symptom management and end of life care in a tranquil environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to be a part of this units foundational care team. As part of a multi-disciplinary team receiving functional supervision from the RN, the Health Care Assistant will be responsible for contributing to patient care by providing basic patient support and for assisting with indirect care tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Supporting patients upon entry, admission and discharge;
- Assisting patients with activities of daily living including proper hygiene care and feeding;
- Providing one-to-one constant patient care as required;
- Assisting patients adapt to the use of various assistive devices;
- Answering call lights and rounding on patients;
- Completing patients' personal belongings checklists;
- Demonstrating the ability to show initiative, independence, priority setting and problem solving techniques in a time limited and chaotic environment, while maintaining composure;
- Assisting with cardiac arrest response;
- Undertaking preparation of the deceased patient for the morgue;
- Measuring intakes and outputs and communicating results to RNs;
- Participating, with team members, in the patient care planning process and in the development and implementation of quality-based initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Successful completion of a Health Care Aide (HCA) or Personal Support Worker (PSW) diploma / certificate from a recognized program approved by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities that is no less than 625 hours in length;
- Current BLS certificate;
- Must have previous experience as a Health Care Assistant in a hospital setting or comparable setting;
- Experience as a Health Care Assistant in a palliative unit preferred;
- Excellent communication skills (ability to read, write and speak to be able to complete the duties of this position);
- Active participation in unit initiatives;
- Excellent team work skills;
- Relevant hospital experience;
- Ability to problem solve;
- Excellent attendance record.

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