Personal Support Worker -Nursing Care

Job Description

Employer: Rubidge Retirement Residence

Position: Personal Support Worker -Nursing Care

246 Rubidge Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 3P2

Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full time

Salary: $22.61 per hour / 37.5 hours per week

Employment conditions: Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, On Call, Overtime, Shift, Weekend

Languages: English

Anticipated start date: (at the latest in 3 months): Starts as soon as possible

No. of position: 2 vacancies

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work Setting: Retirement home

On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Benefits: Health benefits, financial benefits, other benefits

Tasks:

·  Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities

·  Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort

·  Perform other duties related to personal care

·  Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature and pulse

·  Serve meal trays and feed patients

·  Weigh, lift, turn and position patients

·  Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments

·  Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms

·  Supervise patients’ exercise routines

·  Maintain inventory of supplies

·  Bathe, dress and groom patients

·  Answer call signals to determine patients’ needs

·  Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials:

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

·       First Aid Certificate

·       CPR Certificate

Additional information
Security and safety
·       Immunization records

·       Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities
·       Fast-paced environment

·       Work under pressure

Personal suitability
·       Client focus

·       Dependability

·       Efficient interpersonal skills

·       Excellent oral communication

·       Flexibility

·       Initiative

·       Interpersonal awareness

·       Judgement

·       Organized

·       Reliability

·       Team player

·       Patience

Benefits
Health benefits
·       Dental plan

·       Health care plan

·       Paramedical services coverage

·       Vision care benefits

Financial benefits
·       As per collective agreement

·       Night shift premium

·       Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits
·       Parking available

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups

Employment groups: Indigenous people, newcomers and refugees, mature workers

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

·       a Canadian citizen

·       a permanent resident of Canada

·       a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

How to apply
Direct Apply
By Direct Apply

By email
reception@rubidge.ca

How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:Cover letter