Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Job Description
As a Personal Support Worker, member of S.E.I.U. LOCAL 1 Canada (Union) you will:
- Provide personal care to patients in their home or residential facility with compassion
- Assist clients with the personal care tasks of daily living, including skin care, hair care, mouth care, bathing, bowel and bladder care, positioning and movement, feeding (including special diets)
- Assists with ambulating and mobilization of patient
- Recognize and report safety concerns or equipment malfunction in the home environment and acts accordingly to meet the safety and the protection needs of the Client
- Establish communication with appropriate sources in response to emergency
- Observe, document and report any emotional or physical changes in the Client’s condition to the Client Care Manager/Supervisor
Requirements & Prerequisites
To take on the role of Personal Support Worker, you must have:
- Personal Support Worker Certificate or Equivalent
- Current CPR and First Aid Certificate
- Clear Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening within the last 12 months
- Evidence of a negative TB test within the last 12 months and an up-to-date Immunization Record
- Ability to travel from assignment to assignment throughout community
- Required to work every other weekend
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Proven interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to freely lift up to 35 lbs/16 kg
How To Apply
Apply at www.cbi.ca/careers or Email a resume to hamilton.hiring@cbi.ca
CBI Home Health is practicing physical distancing throughout the recruitment process by offering telephone and video interviews.