Temporary Personal Support Worker

1 week ago

Brantford, Canada St. Joseph’s Full time

**Job Title**: Personal Support Worker PSW)

**Employee Group**: Non-Union

**Department**: Nursing

**Reporting To**: Clinical Manager, Stedman Community Hospice

**Type**:Temporary Full-Time

**Duration**:Approximately 3 months, to begin in February, with the possibility for extension if required.

Stedman Community Hospice is seeking a caring and compassionate Personal Support Worker (PSW). 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 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 homelike in keeping with the Mission, Vision, and Values of St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre/Stedman Community Hospice.

**Key Accountabilities & Success Criteria**:

- 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 reports 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 a hospice or community environment
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, weekdays, weekends, nights, and statutory holidays

**What We Offer**:

- Enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Free parking
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford 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 Lifecare Centre 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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