Personal Support Worker
Core
Provide hands-on patient care and support activities of daily living in the Emergency Department and Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre.
Role type
Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Builds
Patient care services in acute care settings
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient care, activities of daily living assistance, basic cardiac life support, physical exertion tolerance, record keeping, safety reporting
Preferred skills
behavioral management training, acute care experience, rehabilitation experience, computer skills
Technologies
hospital information systems
Responsibilities
Assist patients with feeding, transfers, bathing, skin care, oral hygiene, and toileting; complete and maintain patient records and progress notes; report unsafe conditions and patient behavioral or physical changes; perform delegated tasks under RN/RPN oversight.
