Job Description

ROLE: Personal Support Workers | Longterm Care | Agency Travel Contract | Cornwall, ON Up to $30/hour depending on experience Rent stipend $1125/month Must have OPSWA membership 4 weeks to 2 Month Contract AGENCY CONTRACT THROUGH HERO CARE HERO CARE has a proven track record in providing our contract/travel nurses with a variety of exciting, positive and unique working experiences. Our team is now expanding our staffing services to provide contracts to Registered Nurses across Canada! QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY:

• 1 YEAR MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AS A Personal Support Workers
• Must be ability to operate under pressured under a moments notice
• Vulnerable Sector Screen renewed within the year
• Professional Liability Insurance

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  Overall competency in working under pressure
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  Experience in providing general care and support
• Knowledge of home care services
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  Proficient in communication

• Following the care plan, observing and reporting any substantial findings and/or changes in patient/resident/client\xe2\x80\x99s behaviour to the appropriate registered member of the healthcare team.
• Working under the supervision of a Registered Healthcare Professional such as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
• Perform tasks delegated to them (only if they are trained to perform the delegated task)
• Assisting with ambulation, positioning, and transferring using mechanical lifts such as a Hoyer lift.
• Assisting or providing total personal care such as toileting, bathing, and perineal care.
• Assisting with eating, dressing, and grooming.

• Assisting nursing staff by answering call bells (In Hospitals and Long-Term care homes)
• Performing sitter duty or patient watch for confused patients in clinical care settings.
• Computer or paper documentation of Activities of Daily Living (ADL\xe2\x80\x99s) and other findings.
• Reporting behavioural and clinical changes to a Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse, Resource Nurse, or Manager.

• Human Resource, Corporation, and Department Policies
• Must provide satisfactory vulnerable sector check
• Must have relevant experience and education/certification