Personal Support Worker (PSW)
St. Joseph's Health Care London
Date: 1 week ago
City: London, Ontario
Contract type: Part time
Rehabilitation
Parkwood Institute Main - London, ON
Part Time
Salary Range: $29.61 - $29.93 /hour
It is understood that the hours of work reflect the current scheduling arrangements and are subject to change as determined by the Employer.
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Program serves individuals with Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and other Neurological conditions to become as independent as possible and return to the community. The majority of patients return home.
The PSW will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team of dietitians, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and therapeutic recreation specialists to help the patient achieve their goals.
Essential Qualifications
Parkwood Institute Main - London, ON
Part Time
Salary Range: $29.61 - $29.93 /hour
It is understood that the hours of work reflect the current scheduling arrangements and are subject to change as determined by the Employer.
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Program serves individuals with Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and other Neurological conditions to become as independent as possible and return to the community. The majority of patients return home.
The PSW will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team of dietitians, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and therapeutic recreation specialists to help the patient achieve their goals.
Essential Qualifications
- Graduate of a Personal Support Worker Certificate Program from an accredited education facility
- Proof of registration with the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA) (External Applicants Only)
- Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal, observational skills
- Ability to perform functions that require heavy lifting, bending, standing, walking, pushing, pulling
- Ability to assist with safe lifting, transferring and ambulation of patients
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Proficiency in French would be an asset
- Secondary (High) School Diploma
- An interest in working with the rehabilitation population
- Previous experience in a health care environment
- Working knowledge of computer systems
- Knowledge of hospital equipment
- St Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St Josephs you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing
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