Personal Support Worker (RN/RPN Students) - Lanark County

Have you completed your first year of a Registered Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse program? You are qualified to work as a Personal Support Worker in Long Term Care. No previous experience is required.

Job Description

• Must possess the ability to interact with Residents who may experience cognitive impairment, sensory deprivation and/or who use a communication aid.
• Demonstrate effective and timely communication of Resident- related observations to registered staff (RN/RPN).
• Must practice using the techniques and skills taught in their respective care programs.
• Provide the Resident with emotional, social and cognitive support.
• Partners with the resident and their family in the provision of high quality and safe care.
• Assist with restorative care under the direction of the Registered Nurse or the Registered Practical Nurse.
• Collect data and monitors changes in Resident status under the direction of the Registered Nurse or the Registered Practical Nurse.
• Maintain a safe and orderly environment in each resident care area while ensuring adequate supplies are available.
• Contribute to Resident Care Conferences.
• Possess effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Complete duties as assigned by the supervisory Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse.
• Must have the ability to work cooperatively and respectfully within a team environment.
• Identifies indicators of risk to Residents’ health and reports concerns to Registered Nursing Staff.
• Ensures that risk management procedures are followed according to Home policy and procedure.
• Ensures that safety practices, both legislated and Home or Department specific, are followed, to promote Resident safety and well-being.
• Is aware of the Joint Health and Safety Committee and the employee’s role and responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Must have a working knowledge of the English language in order to take direction, complete verbal and written documentation and perform job related activities.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Follows the Employee Code of Conduct and all Lanark Lodge policies and procedures.

Perks about Lanark Lodge:

• Starting Wage is $28.26
• 13% in lieu of benefits
•  4% vacation
• OMERS pension plan
• CUPE Union

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Lanark County employee slogan is “Working Together to Achieve Greatness.”

If you embrace this ideal and you meet the position qualifications outlined above, we look forward to receiving a detailed résumé through email to: lljobs@lanarkcounty.ca

When emailing your application:

• please ensure your cover letter, résumé and any other related documents are submitted in one file preferably MSWord (.doc or .docx) or Adobe (.pdf). Email subject line should include your “name”, and Personal Support Worker-Student.

Lanark County is an organization that strives to embrace the spirit of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and barrier-free environment in which all individuals have access to the County's goods, services and facilities. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please let us know if you require any accommodations to ensure you can participate fully and equally during the recruitment and selection process.

We would like to thank all who apply, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be acknowledged.

Note: Personal information collected from applications is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used to determine qualifications for employment. Questions about the collection of Information should be directed to the Human Resources Department at the address indicated above.