Job Description

Location:
Goderich, ON.
Job Type:
FT/PT/CAS
Posting Date:
08/11/2022
Closing Date:
10/31/2022

CarePartners is now hiring Personal Support Workers Interested in Palliative Care for positions for the Goderich Area: Full-time and Part-time available!

We are looking for energetic and dedicated Personal Support Workers to help patients in our community, with activities of daily living. You will help provide palliative and complex care, and stable pediatric care for children with complex needs. You will provide care to patients in their own homes, working collaboratively with specially trained nurses who will assist you through supportive technology. CarePartners will provide education specific to eHomeCare, as well as a comprehensive, fully paid orientation.



To apply please email your resume to ehomecarejobs@carepartners.ca




YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT BY:

• Delivering care and support to patients and their families in their home.
• Providing quality, integrated care through direct communication between a nurse via laptop/tablet and the eHomeCare Support Worker via smartphone throughout their shift.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive wage grid $17.17 to $19.32 per hour PLUS $3.00 hourly wage enhancement
• Opportunity for guaranteed hours regardless of patient load
• An additional .50 cent premium for hours providing direct patient care within the eHomeCare program
• Paid orientation and hands-on mentoring preceptorship.
• Flexible hours and diverse assignments
• Total rewards program which includes benefit package
• A special $750 or $500 incentive for signing on with CarePartners *less usual statutory deductions
• Technology and communication tools to enable integrated work with the nurse
• Opportunities for continuing education and training
  
• Access to group discount programs, including exclusive discounts from various retailers
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Leadership support 24/7

YOU BRING:

• Certified Personal Support Worker Certificate.
• Experience as a PSW is an asset.
• Education in palliative care an asset.
• Passion for providing holistic, sensitive, individualized care to patients at end of life.
• Comfort in using technology such as a smartphone.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfort with providing care to patients in their own homes - previous experience an asset
  
  
• Ability to work collaboratively with nurses and within a team.
• Ability to work independently and take direction effectively.
• A valid drivers' license and use of a personal vehicle required
• Flexible to support 8-12 hour overnight shifts

CarePartners promotes and facilitates, as appropriate, the immunization of employees in order to provide a safe working environment for its employees, to deliver safe care to patients and to fulfill its commitment to evidence- based health promotion. In accordance with Public Health and Government directives CarePartners has implemented safety protocols to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. All employees will be required to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment as directed by CarePartners and mandated by public health authorities. All new hires of CarePartners are required at this time to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in accordance with our policies and procedures.


CarePartners welcomes and encourages applicants from people with disabilities. Candidates can request accommodations at any time in the hiring process.



CAREPARTNERS IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
In addition to providing home-based personal support, rehabilitation and therapy, nursing and palliative care across Ontario, CarePartners also serves the community through clinics, transitional care units, and provides relief in nursing homes and shared care settings.
Through our outreach program, we’ve been organizing medical care and clinics in countries with poor access to health care since 2009.