Personal Support Worker (Nurse Assistant)
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Personal Support Workers are continuously in high demand in Canada.
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This position works under the direction of the Registered Nurse / Registered Practical Nurse while providing personal care to residents in assigned areas in accordance with individual resident care plans. The position complies with all legislative standards, company policies, and procedures as well as the rules and regulations in a professional manner.
Responsibilities
Provides personal care to promote the comfort and safety of residents (bathing, skin care, toileting, mouth care, dressing/undressing, grooming, shaving, nail, and hair care.
Performs selected procedures such as administering enemas and suppositories, collecting specimens, and recording vital signs (Reports all findings to registered staff).
Assists in the maintenance of a clean, safe environment (making beds, cleaning bedside units, collecting/bagging soiled linen for dispatch to laundry, sorting and storing clean linen, emptying bedpans, and removal of unsafe objects, etc.)
Informs the supervisor of unit activities, needs, and problems related to resident care.
Assists in providing restorative care for residents, assists with ambulation, nutritional needs, and palliative care.
Encourages participation in life enrichment programs by preparing residents for and assisting them to and from activities
Assists with admission discharge and transfer of residents
Assists with meal service to residents and provides feeding assistance as required
Provides physical, emotional and social support for residents as required
Assists in the maintenance and proper care of nursing equipment
Documents resident care activities in accordance with the home’s policy using software such as PCC
Adheres to established department policies and procedures regarding quality assurance safety environment and infection
control
Reports any actual or potential hazard to the immediate supervisor
Promptly reports any personal injury to supervisor and seeks first aid as needed
Qualifications
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and oral
High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience in long-term Care is considered an asset
First Aid certification is an asset
Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
Strong interpersonal and customer-focus skills
Must have demonstrated sound skills and knowledge of providing personal care duties
Ability to perform tasks that are necessary for the position
Who can apply?
You can apply if:
You are a refugee, stateless person, or in a situation where you are displaced from your home country
For more details about eligibility, please visit this page. We review our applicants on an individual basis, so if you think you might be eligible, message us on Facebook.
About Talent Beyond Boundaries
Talent Beyond Boundaries is building a world where displaced people can safely migrate for work, using their skills to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose.
We are a nonprofit organization committed to opening labor mobility pathways for refugees and other displaced people. We link those who are forcibly displaced with jobs in countries around the world where their skills are needed, and we facilitate visas enabling them to work abroad.