Carefor Health & Community Services is hiring
Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience
• Palliative care nurse/nursing

Experience

• Experience an asset

On site

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

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Urban area
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Public or community health centre

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Pension plan