Personal Support Worker (PSW)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Reliable Staffing is currently hiring compassionate and dedicated Personal Support Workers (PSWs) / Travel Nurses to support healthcare facilities and clients across various locations.
Employment Type: Travel / Contract / Temporary
Location: Varied locations
Schedule: Flexible shifts, including days, evenings, nights & weekends
Key Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate personal care and support to patients/residents.
- Assist with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility.
- Monitor and report changes in clients' health and behaviour.
- Assist with medication reminders and other care-related duties as permitted.
- Maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for clients.
- Follow individual care plans and facility policies.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation.
- Work collaboratively with nurses, healthcare professionals and facility staff.
- Provide respectful, patient-centred care at all times.
Qualifications
- PSW certificate or relevant healthcare qualification.
- Previous experience in a healthcare, long-term care or community-care setting is an asset.
- Current CPR/First Aid certification.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a healthcare team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Reliable, compassionate and professional attitude.
- Willingness and ability to travel to different work locations.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The PSW will provide compassionate personal care to patients and residents, helping with bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility. They will monitor and report health changes, keep documentation current, and work with nurses and facility staff.
Requirements
Candidates need a PSW certificate or relevant healthcare qualification and current CPR/First Aid certification. Experience in healthcare, long-term care or community care is an asset, along with strong communication skills and willingness to travel.
Skills
- Personal care
- Activities of daily living support
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- Mobility assistance
- Medication reminders
- Health and behaviour monitoring
- Care plan adherence
- Clinical documentation
- Infection prevention and safe environment maintenance
- Interpersonal communication
- Teamwork with healthcare professionals
- CPR/First Aid
- Patient-centred care
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Support Worker
- PSW
- personal care aide
- home health aide
- travel nurse
- travel healthcare
- long-term care
- home care
- CPR
- First Aid
- activities of daily living
- patient care
- healthcare support
- contract
- temporary
- shift work
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- PSW certificate
- CPR
- First Aid
Fields of study
- Personal Support Work