About the Role
We are urgently looking for Personal Support Workers (PSW) interested in working in home and facility settings in Toronto. Fixed availability is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist clients with overall daily hygiene including bathing, grooming, toileting, and dressing.
- Support clients with ambulation, transfers, and mobility through mobility aids such as wheelchairs to avoid fall and injury.
- Assist with transfers between beds and chairs according to the client's needs and ensure comfort and safety.
- Assist clients with their meals by aiding with eating, ensuring proper nutrition, and ensuring dietary requirements are being met as well as monitoring dietary restrictions.
- Provide emotional support and companionship to the clients by listening to their needs, being attentive, engaging in a conversation, and providing encouragement and reassurance to promote social interaction.
- Monitor changes in behavior, health, and overall well-being.
- Provide care to the clients in accordance with the facility or hospital's instructions and directives.
- Assist staff within the facility as necessary.
- Aid with booking transportation and ensure client's safe and timely arrival from the healthcare facility to their destination.
- Assist the client with standing, walking, and other movements to avoid fall and injury.
- Monitor post-operative and post-procedural complications and perform after-care procedures as needed.
Requirements
- Personal Support Worker (PSW) diploma from an accredited institution.
- NACC certificate if credentials were obtained from a private career college.
- Has a valid First Aid and CPR certificate.
- Has a valid Mask Fit certificate.
- Working knowledge of spoken and written English and ability to take direction from appropriate professional hospital employees.
- Experience with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS cases is highly preferred.
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Home Care
- Facility Setting
- PSW Escorts
Education Level
- Personal Support Worker (PSW) diploma
- NACC certificate
About the Company
- C-Care is a healthcare staffing agency with over 20 years of experience in providing high quality care services to homes and healthcare facilities.
- We provide dedicated healthcare services to private homes, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, retirement residences, clinics, outpatient wellness, and company workplace settings.
- At C-Care, we believe that personalized care is the heart of the healthcare industry.
Equal Opportunity
- C-Care Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and we remain committed to establishing a hiring process that is fair, equal, and inclusive.
- Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is integral to our values, and we strive to create a workplace that is accepting of unique perspectives and talents of every team member.
- Rest assured that your application will be assessed based purely on skills, qualifications, and operational needs.
- If you require an accommodation to submit your application or participate in the hiring process, please contact hr @c-care.ca. We are happy to work with you and support you through the hiring process to ensure that we meet your accessibility needs.
