Patient Care Assistant

Patient Care Assistant

Trillium Health Partners is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to join the Patient Support Services department at the Queensway Health Centre. This temporary full-time position offers a contract of up to 12 months and involves assisting nursing staff with patient care.

Role and Responsibilities

As a member of the care giving team, you will assist nursing staff with patient care under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals and/or Physicians. Your duties will include:

• Delivering meal trays, assisting with feeding, and documenting food consumption.
• Assisting with ambulation, toileting, bathing, and personal hygiene.
• Providing physical assistance with lifts and transfers.
• Performing various patient care duties to meet patients' personal needs and comfort, and documenting as required.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, including cleaning and infection control activities.
• Reporting patient concerns and alerting team members to any changes in patient condition.
• Cleaning and disinfecting beds, rooms, and equipment according to THP standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent related skills & experience.
• THP certification and/or Personal Support Worker (PSW) certificate; Orthopaedic certificate or other related Health Care Certificate also accepted.
• Current Basic Life Support (BCLS) & CPR Certificates are essential.
• Previous Hospital/Health Care experience is strongly preferred.
• Current basic computer skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Knowledge, skill, judgment, and ability to work with patients in an understanding, sensitive, and compassionate manner.
• Self-directed with well-developed organizational skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
• A positive attendance and work record is essential.

About Trillium Health Partners

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving diverse populations through its hospitals and satellite locations. Guided by values of compassion, excellence, and courage, THP is committed to creating a new kind of health care focused on the health and well-being of people and communities.

Key skills/competency

• Patient Care
• Personal Support Worker
• Health Care Certificate
• Basic Life Support
• CPR
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork
• Organizational Skills
• Compassionate Care
• Infection Control