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Job Summary:

Genesis Comfort Care is currently seeking energetic and dedicated Personal Support Workers (PSW) to join our dynamic team of community caregivers! Our PSW staff will provide individualized care that is sensitive to the clients’ unique needs, aiding with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) and Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL’s) through a patient-specific assignment working under the direction of and in collaboration with a regulated health care professional. Care will take place in the community, within a patient’s home.  Assisting clients with the activities of daily living, companion, and personal care. Ensuring client is always safe. Responsibilities will vary based on the needs of the individual client. See care plan and ADLs.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides personal care to the client (personal hygiene, dressing, etc.)
  • Helps with a variety of household tasks (meal assistance, light clean-up duties, etc.)
  • Provides cognitive, social, emotional, psychological, support to the patient and family.
  • Ensuring all documentation is completed and accurate. Documentation information required for each patient visit.
  • Adhere to the Genesis Comfort Care policies in all interactions with clients, families or other parties ensuring privacy and confidentiality
  • Escalate patient-related issues to supervisors as needed
  • Working with elderly clients, and providing one-on-one care such as assisting with personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, incontinence care, companion care.
  • Ensuring the fulfillment of individual goals and needs as instructed in the client’s support plans
  • Helping clients with leisure activities
  • Ensuring the health, safety, welfare, and independence of clients
  • Assisting and satisfying the social and emotional needs of a client
  • Documenting and recording daily care reports which may include resident incident reports, restraint monitoring, and medication administration.
  • Supply and empty bed pans; bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Feed or assist in feeding of patients and assist patients with menu selection
  • Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients
  • Shave patients prior to operations
  • Supervise patients’ exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities for patients, accompany patients on outside recreational activities. Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
  • Transport patients by wheelchair. Supervise client using walker, queuing clients to use brakes when necessary.
  • Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
  • Adhering to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations set by the province of Ontario and the Ontario Association of Personal Support Workers.

Requirements:

  • PSW Certificate or relevant approved healthcare training or equivalent experience
  • Valid First Aid/CPR BLS
  • Access to reliable transportation or vehicle and a valid driver’s license
  • Able to provide a clear Vulnerable Sector Search (VSS)
  • Valid SIN
  • Valid vulnerable sector search within 3 months
  • Proof of tuberculosis clearance

To apply, send your resume to info@genesiscomfortcare.ca