Job Description

Job Posting Number:
J0925-0270
Job Title:
Personal Support Worker
Job Category:
Nursing
Unit:
Mobility Team
Job Type:
Casual
Open Positions:
1
City, Province, Country:
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Date Posted:
September 17, 2025
Available Shifts:

• 700-1900 - Schedule subject to change

Closing Date:
September 24, 2025
Salary:
$28.14 - $28.90/Hour
Union:
CUPE
Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) is an acute care hospital located in Cornwall, Ontario along the scenic St. Lawrence River. CCH provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient and community mental health services to a catchment area of 100,000 people from the communities of Cornwall, the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry and to the Mohawk community of Akwesasne.
With 186 beds, 1320 employees and 180 physicians, CCH offers a wide range of care and services. These include emergency, surgical, medicine and rehabilitation services, mental health and addiction programs as well as a family birthing centre.
At Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), we are committed to Exceptional Care. Always.
Our mission is: Our team collaborates to provide exceptional people-centered care.
Our work is guided by our ICARE values - Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Engagement - and three strategic directions:

• Recovery - Improving access to care, supporting innovation, and maintaining high standards for safety and quality
• People - Supporting staff well-being, building a strong and inclusive team, and listening to patients, clients, and care partners
• Integration - Working with partners to improve how care is delivered across the health system

Successful candidates will reflect these values in their work and contribute to our mission by delivering safe, compassionate, respectful, and high-quality care and services in a collaborative environment.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in the recruitment and selection process.
Summary of responsibilities
As a successful applicant, you will be part of an exciting hands-on patient care initiative at Cornwall Hospital, the Mobility Team. The patients that are assigned to the Mobility Team will benefit from your focused role in supporting them to safely move throughout the day/evening, whether it is getting out of bed, transferring to a chair, walking, or completing an exercise program. You will take direction from the interdisciplinary care team on the unit. You will receive enhanced training regarding mobilizing and transferring patients to supplement your current knowledge, skills and experience in this area of hands-on patient care.
Requirements of the job

• Graduate of a Personal Support Worker Program from a Community College
• Holds current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Demonstrated ability to work with patients with dementia or cognitive impairments
• Demonstrated knowledge and practice of good body mechanics
• Good listening skills
• Ability to understand, interpret and carry out written or verbal instructions
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety
• Demonstrated regular, punctual attendance
• Functional proficiency in English (oral and written)

Assets:

• Limited proficiency in oral French - and testing completed

Skills Required