Nursing Student-personal Support Workers

**PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERS** St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) is hiring BScN and Practical Nursing students to work as Personal Support Workers (PSWs) within Hogarth Riverview Manor (HRM), Bethammi Nursing Home (BNH) & St. Joseph's Hospital (SJH) for summer employment opportunities. - **_Are you interested in gaining related clinical experience?_** **_ _** - **_Are you looking for experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team?_** **_ _** - **_Are you a caring, compassionate and committed individual who has a passion for helping clients/residents? - ** If so, then we want you to join our team as a **PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER** Positions start at **$26.093** per hour plus a percent in lieu of benefits/vacation SJCG cares about "_Our People_", and we know that a welcoming, caring, and supportive environment creates a positive atmosphere to start your career. **ABOUT THE POSITION** The Personal Support Worker works under the close supervision of the Registered Nurse and Registered Practical Nurse, providing personal care to clients/residents and respecting their physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs and preferences. **ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S CARE GROUP** - Combining tradition & innovation in responding to the unmet needs of the people of Northwestern Ontario since 1884. - Offers a broad range of programs and services in Rehabilitative Care, Addictions & Mental Health, and Seniors' Health across 9 sites in the City of Thunder Bay. - Over 2,200 staff and growing. - **Accredited with Exemplary Standing**, the highest level awarded by Accreditation Canada. - **Designated by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) as the Best Practice Spotlight Organization.** - Uses technology to help overcome challenges to healthcare including the sheer size of Northwestern Ontario to bring care closer to the people we serve. - Northwestern Ontario regional lead for Rehabilitative Care, Behavioural Supports and Palliative Care. - Coupling research with mobilization, our Centre for Applied Health Research (CAHR) supports internal and external staff and clinicians through expertise, project consultation and knowledge translation. - Continues to advance a self-management approach to care, and we are involving our clients more closely in their own care decisions to achieve the health outcomes that are important to them. **FAST FACTS** - St. Joseph's Hospital is a 224 physical rehabilitation bed and 40 mental health rehabilitation bed hospital. - Hogarth Riverview Manor is a 544-bed long-term care home with 17 resident home areas. - Bethammi Nursing Home is a 112 bed long-term care home with 2 resident home areas. - Both long-term care homes provide a comfortable, familiar and home-like environment and specialized in alzheimer's and dementia care. Each home fosters resident-focused care reflective of SJCG's core values of _Care, Compassionate, & Committment._ **CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT** - This position shall be conditional upon a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) where indicated, to ensure the absence of relevant criminal convictions. **MORE INFORMATION** Trevor Hamalainen Recruiter **_At St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG), our diverse workforce strengthens our ability to provide culturally competent care and innovative solutions to the complex needs of our clients and communities. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, diverse race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, family status, religion, disability, and socioeconomic status, to help address under-representation and foster greater inclusivity and belonging at SJCG._** **_Accommodations are available upon request at any stage in the selection process. _** **_Please note that bargaining unit applicants will be considered prior to other applicants in accordance with the terms of the applicable collective agreement. _