MACGOWAN NURSING HOMES LTD., situated at 719 JOSEPHINE STREET, Wingham, ON N0G 2W0, is currently looking for applications for the role of Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care, who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or full-time jobs. The shift times for this position are Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, On-call, and Overtime. The LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) approved the Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care position.

Employer Name: MACGOWAN NURSING HOMES LTD.
Position: Personal support worker – nursing care
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $28.00 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: 719 JOSEPHINE STREET, Wingham, ON N0G 2W0

Also hiring: General labourer – manufacturing

Job Description

The candidate will be responsible for accompanying patients to outdoor recreational activities.
The candidate must assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up, and assembling medical equipment.
The candidate must assist with the maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
The candidate must perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
The candidate must perform other duties related to personal care.
The candidate will be responsible for supplying and emptying bed pans.
The candidate must take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
The candidate must serve meal trays and feed patients.
The candidate must weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
The candidate will be responsible for delivering messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens across departments.
The candidate will be responsible for making beds and maintaining patient rooms.
The candidate will be responsible for supervising patients’ exercise routines.
The candidate must administer suppositories, colonic irrigations, and enemas.
The candidate must maintain an inventory of supplies.
The candidate will be responsible for bathing, dressing, and grooming patients.
The candidate must transport patients between care facilities.
The candidate must transport patients in a wheelchair or stretcher.
The candidate must answer call signals to determine patients’ needs.
The candidate must collect specimens.
The candidate must prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and sterilising surgical areas.
The candidate must provide first aid in an emergency.

Job Requirements

The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year, or possess equivalent experience.
The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a related industry.
The candidate must have a First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate, and Health Care Aide Certificate.
The candidate must be able to handle a weight of up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
The candidate should be client-focused.
The candidate should be dependable.
The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
The candidate should be organized and flexible.
The candidate must be capable of acting independently and taking the initiative.
The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
The candidate should be reliable.
The candidate should be a good team player.
The candidate must have patience.

Work setting

The candidate should work in a nursing home/home for the aged or people who don’t need to be in a hospital but can’t be cared for at home.

Additional information

Security and safety

The candidate must undergo a thorough criminal background check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
The candidate should have an eye for detail.
The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

The employer will provide Health, Financial, and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Healthcare plan that covers their medical and surgical expenses.
Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate should receive benefits in accordance with the collective agreement contract between the employer and the union representing a bargaining unit.
In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property, as well as other benefits, such as any accrued compensation or advantage of the executive other than accrued compensation payable on or after termination of employment under a plan, policy, or company program.

How to Apply

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