Personal Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Brantford, Canada St. Joseph’s Full time

**STAFF VACANCY - DEPARTMENT OF NURSING**

**The Stedman Community Hospice is currently seeking passionate and dedicated **Personal Support Workers to join their highly skilled interprofessional team.**

Job Title: Personal Support Worker

Reports to: Clinical Manager, Stedman Community Hospice

Status: Permanent Casual

Schedule requirements: Days and nights, including weekends

Stedman Community Hospice is looking for caring, compassionate healthcare professionals to join our team. Our 10-bed residence gives people who are living with a palliative diagnosis the opportunity to live with dignity and comfort in a place that feels like home. The Personal Support Worker (PSW) is responsible for providing assistance with all activities of daily living, as well as providing end-of-life care to patients and their families. The PSW will foster an environment that is safe and home-like.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provides direct care to the patient in collaboration with the RN according to the wishes of the patient.
- Ensures all patient rooms are tidy and high-touch surfaces are disinfected daily.
- Completes house laundry.
- Assists with light meal preparation and feeding when required.
- Assists patients requiring help to move from one area to another according to the determined safe method identified for that patient.
- Seeks out opportunities to spend time with the patients when no care is required, to assist the patient and their family members in telling their stories and sharing their journeys.
- Provides emotional support to patients and their families as appropriate.
- Provides guidance and support to Hospice Volunteers.
- Provides feedback and information during report and/or team meetings and assists with the writing of policies and procedures.

**Qualifications**:

- Personal Support Worker Certificate from an accredited program
- Minimum 1 year of PSW experience
- Experience in palliative care preferably in hospice or community environment
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, weekdays, weekends, nights, and statutory holidays
- Stedman Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. Stedman Hospice is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, utilizing a collaborative approach in supporting persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment, selection, hiring, and the ongoing employment life cycle. Upon individual request, the Hospice will endeavor to remove any barrier to the employment lifecycle to accommodate those employees with disabilities. Should any employee require accommodation through the employment lifecycle, please contact Human Resources._

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