Personal Support Worker

**Job description**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Working with elderly patients and providing one-on-one care such as assisting with personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping
- Ensuring the fulfillment of individual goals and needs as instructed in the client’s support plans
- Helping clients with leisure activities
- Ensuring the health, safety, welfare, and independence of clients
- Assisting and satisfying the social and emotional needs of a client
- Documenting and recording daily care reports which may include resident incident reports, restraint monitoring, and medication administration.
- Adhering to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations set by the province or territory

**KEY QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Certification as a Personal Support Worker or equivalent;
- Criminal background and vulnerable sector checks required
- Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and related bedside care to residents. Must be familiar with department policies and procedures.
- Strong organizational skills while being able to maintain high standards under pressure
- Ability to adapt to change and remain flexible
- Accustomed to working with and understanding the needs of various types of patients
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Ability to work well as an independent collaborator and as a team
- Ability to comply with standard policies and procedures to ensure a safe work environment
- Ability to use computer programs to keep accurate records and documentation
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills

**About Premium Healthcare Providers**:
**Premium Healthcare Providers (PHP)** seeks to be at the **forefront of healthcare staffing** by integrating industry-leading recruitment experience with a talented pool of qualified nurses, personal support workers, and healthcare professionals in the province of Ontario.

We provide quality healthcare professionals at rates below the current market value for agency-affiliated staff. We pride ourselves in being able to place emphatic and competent healthcare providers.

**The following services are provided by premium healthcare providers to make your work worthwhile**:

- Customer service hotline round the clock to address concerns from facilities and relay requests for staffing, among many others.
- 24/7 shuttle service for employees to cater to a greater number of facilities within and outside the Greater Toronto Area.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Casual

**Salary**: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

- Personal Support Worker Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

**Salary**: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- PSW Certificate (preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- supportive care: 1 year (preferred)

License/Certification:

- PSW Certificate (preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

**Salary**: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- PSW Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person