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About the Role

The Personal Support Worker (PSW) is a member of the inter-professional care team and is expected to maintain a collaborative and active working relationship with team members in the provision of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including feeding, lifts and transfers, bathing, skin care, oral hygiene, and toileting.
• Perform tasks delegated by an RN or RPN in compliance with the RHPA for which appropriate education and training has been completed.
• Communicate and demonstrate basic information in accordance with a patient’s pre-established Plan of Care.
• Ensure a safe environment for patients and staff by reporting and documenting unsafe conditions and patient changes.
• Complete and maintain related patient records and progress notes, as per hospital policy.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a PSW program from an accredited community college.
• Registration with HSCPOA (The Health and Supportive Care Oversight Authority).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate.
• Ability to handle daily mild to moderate physical exertion on an occasional to frequent basis.
• Good attendance record is required.
• Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance to be eligible for consideration.
• All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
• Please ensure you check your email regularly.
• A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
• UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application if any information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect.

Skills

• Behavioral management training (such as PIECES, U-First, CPI) is considered an asset.
• Acute care and/or previous rehab experience considered an asset.

Location

• Toronto General Hospital

Work Type

• Permanent Full-Time
• 12 Hour Days
• Alternate Weekends
• Mobilization Team

Education Level

• PSW program from an accredited community college

Salary/Compensations

• CAD 31.70 - CAD 32.61 - hourly

Benefits

• Competitive compensation & benefits (medical, dental, etc.)
• HOOPP defined benefit pension plan
• Wellness services & offerings
• Close access to the TTC and UHN shuttle service
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

About the Company

• UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital.
• With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
• As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
• UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
• UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
• UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it is only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
• Department: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

Equal Opportunity

• UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
• Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Applicants need to make their requirements known.