Health Care Aide/Personal Support Worker (Based in Georgetown)
- Georgetown, ON, Canada
$20 to $23 CAD / hour · Part-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $20 to $23 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Part-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Benefits/Perks
- Shifts ranging anywhere from 2 hours up to 8 hours
- Flexible working hours - Select your own shifts
- PPE provided (Personal protective equipment)
- Competitive Wages
- Referral bonuses
- Continuing education programs
- Ongoing shifts in order to build close relationships with our clients
- Making a difference in the lives of those dealing with medical illnesses and age-related complications
- Free education and training with QPath (Career Pathways Program)
Company Overview
Qualicare Milton is looking for compassionate, caring, and reliable individuals to join our family as Personal Support Workers (PSWs)/ Caregivers. Qualicare Milton offers home care services that focus on providing the best quality of life for our clients and peace of mind for their families.
Qualicare Milton has immediate openings in Georgetown for Personal Support Workers/ Caregivers!
Job Summary
The Personal Support Worker is a member of the home care team who works under the supervision of the Care Coordinator and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the client’s needs.
Responsibilities
- Assistance with personal care and hygiene
- Meal Preparation
- Light Housekeeping
- Accompany clients on outings
- Shopping and errands
- Medication Assist/ Reminders
- Ambulation and transporting of clients
- Provide companionship to clients
- Ability to follow care-plan
- Documentation/Charting
Qualifications
- Personal Support Worker Certificate or equivalent (foreign-trained nurse, nursing student).
- Current CPR/First Aid training or willingness to obtain
- Negative TB skin test or chest x-ray
- Ability to travel around Georgetown, Milton and Acton territory
- Access to Internet/mobile phone
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Personal Support Worker at Qualicare will help clients with personal care and hygiene, prepare meals, do light housekeeping, and accompany clients on outings and errands. They will also assist with medication reminders, help clients move and get around, provide companionship, and document care.
Requirements
Qualicare needs candidates with a Personal Support Worker certificate or an equivalent such as foreign-trained nurse or nursing student. Candidates need current CPR/First Aid or willingness to obtain it, a negative TB test or chest x-ray, the ability to travel across Georgetown, Milton and Acton, and access to internet and a mobile phone.
Skills
- Personal care and hygiene
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Medication reminders
- Patient transfers and ambulation
- Client transport
- Companionship
- Care plan adherence
- Documentation and charting
- CPR
- First Aid
- Infection control
- Mobile phone use
- Internet access
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Personal protective equipment provided
- Referral bonuses
- Continuing education programs
- Free education and training through QPath
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Support Worker
- PSW
- caregiver
- home care
- personal care
- health care aide
- home health aide
- companion care
- meal preparation
- medication reminders
- client transport
- CPR
- First Aid
- Georgetown
- Milton
- part-time
- flexible shifts
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Flexible hours
- Performance bonus
- Paid training
Licences and certifications
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
- CPR
- First Aid
- TB skin test