Personal Support Worker

**Job description**

Metcalfe Gardens feels like home the minute you walk in the front doors. We are situated in a quaint residential neighborhood surrounded by trees and beautiful gardens, and just a short distance from numerous parks, historic museums, shops, and restaurants. With our unique dining experiences and extensive recreation programs and outings, we offer the very best in senior living Metcalfe Gardens is the perfect place to live, laugh and enjoy life

PERSONAL CARE

Our goal is to deliver outstanding personalized care and service. Registered staff works with every Comfortable Retirement Living resident to conduct a health and wellness assessment, and to develop a personal plan that is reviewed on a regular basis.

LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS

We understand the importance of your health and respect your need for choice. This is why we have make your health and wellness options individualized and flexible. Depending on your lifestyle needs and choices, we can offer assistance with as much or as little as you need - bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, medication administration. Our staff will be happy to discuss your situation in detail and provide you with a list of services available. Our reputation for quality care is well recognized in the community.

Full well-being

The health and wellness plan respects and responds to individual needs, and our approach is to work collaboratively with residents and families to achieve success. Client centered care promotes safety, quality and continuous improvement of services. We offer a full range of care options and focus on finding solutions that our residents desire.

Your Safety

We provide 24-hour staffing. Our emergency call system immediately alerts one of our well trained staff. Think of us as your extended family. We provide consistency and compassion and give you peace of mind. When you feel the need to pamper yourself, our on-site staff awaits you.

Metcalfe offers warm and welcoming environment and we are looking for passionate nurses to join our team

**Job description**
- Working with elderly patients and providing one-on-one care
- Willing to learn medication administration and work under the guidance of the Nurse in Charge and DOC
- Ensuring the fulfillment of individual goals and needs as instructed in the client’s support plans
- 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

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- 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
- Willing to work at 2 locations (St. Thomas & London)

**Job Types**: Casual

**COVID-19 considerations**:
Masks required during outbreak

**Work Remotely**
- No

**Job Type**: Casual Part time

**Salary**: From $19.36 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Days, evenings, nights, weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

License/Certification:

- personal support worker certificate (required)
- UCP certificate (will provide training)

**Job Types**: Permanent, Casual

Pay: From $19.36 per hour

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Valid PSW certificate

Work Location: In person