Personal Support Worker

Company Description

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world. 

Job Description

Site: Queen’s Estate
Department: UHN Transitional Care Program
Reports to: Manager, UHN Transitional Care Program
Wage Range: $21.30 – 26.63 (to commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 12 Hours; Rotating Days/Nights/Weekends/Holidays
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Posted Date: July 18, 2024
Closing Date: Jul 25, 2024

Please note: This position is a part of the SIEU bargaining unit

Position Summary:

UHN Transitional Care Program is located at Queens Estate, provides goal oriented, short-term care to clients from the community, or acute care ALC or at risk of ALC who requires support to complete their restorative process and strengthen their functional capacity to return home or another discharge location. TCP has a total of 34 beds with 3 program streams: Convalescent 20 beds; Reintegration 9 beds; Non-OHIP 5 beds.

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 client care.  Additionally, the PSW will be expected to:

Duties:

• Assist clients with activities of daily living: This includes feeding, lifts and transfers, bathing, skin care, oral hygiene, and toileting. Client may also need assistance with laundry, light housekeeping, recreational and leisure activities
• Perform tasks delegated by an RN or RPN in compliance with the RHPA for which appropriate education and training has been completed. RNs or RPNs will be responsible for the ongoing supervision of the PSW in the performance of such tasks
• Communicate and demonstrate basic information in accordance with a client’s pre-established Plan of Care
• Ensure a safe environment for clients and staff by reporting and documenting unsafe conditions such as broken equipment as well as any client behavioral, physical, or cognitive changes. Safety concerns must be reported to an RN, RPN or other regulated health provider, in compliance with client safety responsibilities and corresponding hospital plans, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for clients
• Complete and maintain related client records and progress notes, as per UHN policy

Qualifications

• Education: Successful completion of a PSW program from an accredited community college 
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• A satisfactory Criminal Reference Check and Vulnerable Sector Check issued in the past two months
• Behavioral management training (such as PIECES, U-First, CPI) is considered an asset
• Ability to handle daily mild to moderate physical exertion (i.e. constant standing, walking, climbing, reaching and frequent movement) on an occasional to frequent basis
• Experience working with persons with dementia, preferably in a senior’s living environment
• Acute care and/or previous rehab experience considered an asset
• Current Food Handler’s Certificate an asset
• Flexible, adaptable to changing work environment
• Good attendance record is required

Additional Information

Why join UHN? 

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN. 

• Competitive offer packages  
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https:/