Job Description

St. Joseph's Health Centre, Unity Health Toronto has a 30 bed Transitional Care and Reactivation Care Unit located at Humber Church site (200 Church St.; near Jane Street south of the 401). The Reactivation Care Unit provides care for adult and geriatric patients who require therapy, reactivation and transition planning in order to transfer to the community and/or other supportive environments.


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This unit focuses on reactivation and transition planning for patients who are waiting transfer to the community and/or other supportive environments. Working as a part of a dedicated, interprofessional team, you will deliver patient centred care designed with best practice principles. This team will work closely with patients, families, and caregivers to provide reactivation therapy with a goal of enhancing and optimizing patient's functions and engagement in daily routines.


The Health Care Attendant (HCA) will provide high quality patient care within an Inter-professional Collaborative Practice philosophy. As part of a multi-disciplinary team receiving functional supervision from the RN/RPN, the Health Care Attendant will be responsible for contributing to patient care by providing basic patient support and for assisting with indirect care tasks.

Position Summary

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Under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse (RN/RPN):


Provides hands on care including bathing or washing, toileting/incontinence care, grooming (i.e. hair care, skin and nail care), oral hygiene, dressing, transferring; Observes each patient, consults with and reports any issues or changes with each individual patient to the RN/RPN; Contacts the RN/RPN when the patient's needs are beyond the limits of the Health Care Attendant role; Follows the care plan instructions for bowel and bladder care and routines; Assists with personal hygiene maintaining the infection control standards; Utilize assistive, safety and rehabilitative devices including hearing aids, mechanical lifts, walkers, wheelchairs, restraints as per care plan; Assists the RN/RPN with the admission process and ongoing observation as well as providing input into the development of a care plan; Supervising groups during meal time; Portering patients as required; Participates in educational programs / in-services as required; Contributes information to the care planning meetings regarding patient /family needs; Adheres to Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and Unity Health Toronto Health and Safety Policies (i.e. Lift and Transfer Policies); Adheres to Unity Health Toronto Policies and Procedures, including Incident Reporting Policy.

Qualifications:

Personal Support Worker (PSW) certificate from an accredited community college/approved by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities that is no less than 625 hours in length. Current certification in Basic Lifesaver, Basic Rescuer C or Heartsaver Plus. Recent acute care experience. Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written in the English Language. Ability to perform FULL range of duties in this position including specific types of patient care as directed within the list approved for the category and by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). Ability to provide portering and transportation services for patients and supplies. Ability to rotate on day, evening and night shifts as scheduled. Satisfactory attendance record.

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.