Personal Care Attendant

Description

**Make “being the difference” your Career, now.**

Bayshore is looking for passionate and caring **Personal Care Attendants** to join our amazing Transitional Care Unit located at Markham. You will be creating special moments for clients each and every day. If your calling is to be the “difference” by providing outstanding care, than a Health Care Career with Bayshore **is the Perfect Fit for YOU**

**We value our Bayshore caregivers with**:
- Highest industry wages for the critical work you do
- Company sponsored Benefits (health and dental) for you and your family
- Paid sick days, paid orientation and paid training
- Competitive travel compensation
- Efficient work schedules with more care time and less travel
- Opportunities to grow in your career
- Easy Access to managers and schedulers who listen and support the important work you do

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) responsibilities include: giving out meal trays to patient; preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e. position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion); assisting patient with dressing and grooming; notifying RPN if patient's condition changes; porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry; folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory; cleaning and storing shared equipment; one on one or group activities with patients; complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities and corresponding hospital plans, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Giving out meal trays to patients
- Preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e., position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion)
- assisting patient with dressing and grooming
- Notifying RPN if patient's condition changes
- Porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry
- Folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory
- Cleaning and storing shared equipment
- Complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients.
- Adhere to Bayshore Policies and Procedures.
- Complies with all Canadian provincial and federal privacy legislation
- All other duties as required.

Job Qualification

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- OSSD or equivalent
- Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle along with Personal Care Attendant certificate or equivalent an asset.
- Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
- Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language, Knowledge of other languages an asset
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation
- Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Knowledge of Hospital and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and practices
- Knowledge of Emergency Assistance Code
- Experience in customer service
- Experience with the vulnerable sectors including Seniors
- Positive and caring attitude
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lift over 60 lbs. on a constant basis
- Ability to handle occasional to moderate exertion (i.e. constant standing, walking and climbing) on an occasional to frequent basis
- Good attendance is required

As Canada’s largest and best homecare company, join us as we continue our 50+ year tradition of supporting our Caregivers to make **“being the difference”** a Career

Bayshore is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations, and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID-19, Hepatitis, Seasonal Flu etc. Please speak with the recruiter for Provincial and/or position specific requirements.

Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Bayshore operates in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and applicable Provincial Human Rights Codes.