Personal Support Worker

**Reference #**
- 00945

**Posted**
- Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 at 12:00am

**Scope**
- Public Applications Accepted

**Position**
- Personal Support Worker

**Department**
- Medical Float Team

**Term**
- Temporary, Full-Time

**Pay**
- $29.84 - $31.54 hourly as per the CUPE Collective Agreement

**Application Deadline**
- Monday, August 11th, 2025 at 12:00am

**VALUES AND COMMITMENT**

At Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH), our shared purpose is **_People First,_** and our core values of **Integrity**, **Quality**, **Respect**, **Compassion** and **Teamwork** are at the centre of who we are and what we do. We remain committed to sustaining an experienced workforce that reflects Northumberland Hills Hospital’s dedication to recognising everyone’s contributions and respecting everyone’s dignity, unique experience, and potential.

**EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT**

**LOCATION AND ABOUT NHH**

**ROLE OVERVIEW**

The Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) Personal Support worker (PSW) provides quality patient centered care to our patients including, but not limited to, assisting patients with their personal hygiene needs, activities of daily living and mobility according to their plan of care. The PSW will support exceptional mouth care and feeding, as well as skin care for the treatment and prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries. The NHH PSW will assist our patients living with dementia, or behaviors by implementing stimulating activities, sitting, and talking with patients, or engaging in patient interactions that match their care plan. The NHH PSW will work and document autonomously under the supervision of a regulated health care provider.

This is a temporary, full-time current vacancy.

**QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS**
- Personal Support Work - Ontario College Certificate from an accredited community college
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification
- Current CPR & First Aid
- Recent patient care experience as a PSW in an acute care hospital setting preferred
- Knowledge and experience using proper body mechanics for a one-person transport by wheelchair or stretcher; demonstrated understanding of proper body mechanics when pushing, pulling, lifting and transferring patients; working knowledge of stretchers, beds, wheelchairs, etc.
- Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team
- Applies NHH values and professional practice standards to patient/client care and service
- Basic computer skills word, excel, power point etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of person and family centered care with a geriatric focus

**PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Effectively handle a challenging workload (i.e., heavy patient/client volumes, high acuity)
- Responds appropriately and professionally in high stress and emergency situations (i.e., patient/client trauma, death, etc.).; Sound critical thinking abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills; computer skills
- Demonstrated ability to perform duties with a customer/patient focus
- Proven good attendance record with capabilities of maintaining this same standard
- Standing, sitting, walking - possibly for prolonged periods, bending or squatting
- Pushing and pulling equipment and when transporting patients on stretchers/beds or wheelchairs
- Required to assist patients during the transfer to and from units within the hospital
- Maneuvering wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds through hospital corridors with and without patients
- Follows safe and healthy work practices and maintains a safe and healthy work environment through attendance at educational programs, use of established reporting mechanisms for injuries, illness and hazards and adherence to health and safety related policies and procedures
- Is aware of their contribution to patient safety ensures actions to support patient safety culture

**EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS**

Successful applicants are required provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal reference check, that was complete less than one year from the date of hire. This requirement must be met within the first sixty (60) days of employment.

Additionally, to the above, successful applicants are also required to complete the Health Care Worker Health review process which includes providing an up-to-date immunization record to ensure compliance with the Ontario Hospital Association Communicable Diseases Surveillance Protocols within the first thirty (30) days of employment. Northumberland Hills Hospital operates a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff.

Northumberland Hills Hospital may choose to conduct parts/all the hiring process virtually. Furthermore, we are a scent-free environment. When attending the hospital kindly refrain from wearing strongly scented fragrances.

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