Personal Support Worker-Nursing Care

Work setting

• Long-term care facility

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Attend report from supervising RN.
• Note all of the residents that require monitoring: bowel protocol, infections, post fall, palliative,
  significant change.
• Ensure assignment sheet is collected and any residents that require additional monitoring are 
  highlighted.
• Identify which residents are on bath days.
• Collaborate with team to decide what residents will be getting up first and who will be completing what tasks (independents, doubles, baths, etc).
• Complete rounds on residents to ensure they are sleeping and that they do not require
  assistance.
• Assist residents with toileting in accordance to their care plan (brief changes, bed pans, lifts, 
  commodes).
• Answer call bells as required and assist residents with activities of daily living.
• Complete frequent rounding for listening to bed alarms, residents calling for help, requiring 
  assistance, wandering, etc.
• Document tasks into POC in a time sensitive manner (point of care).
• Review care plans to ensure that proper care is being completed and any changes are reported 
  to the supervisor RN to be recorded and updated.
• Restock supplies on cart and in supply rooms for other shifts.
• Communicate any significant changes to nurse supervisor to be documented and followed up.
• Apply creams as delegated by registered staff during care rounds.
• Ensure that residents who are high falls risk or increased monitoring have the appropriate interventions set up as per care plan (PPE stocked caddy, fall mat, bed/chair alarm, bed lowered, PASD applied, etc.).
• Ensure all resident items are labelled appropriately and any items that are not or need repair are reported to the supervising nurse (glasses, hearing aids, dentures, clothing, etc.).
• Restock briefs for the day, caddy's when on outbreak, supply rooms when low, and remove all cups, snacks and clutter from resident rooms.
• Clean resident's assistive devices as per schedule, and allow time to dry.
• Document on all required sections of POC and ensure no residents are left in red.
• Ensure all required information is passed on to nurse supervisor.
• Wait until PSW are finished report before leaving the floor.

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Night, evening and weekend shift premiums
• Pension plan

Other benefits

• Sick leave