Patient Care Assistant

Make "being the difference" your Career, now.

Bayshore is looking for passionate and caring Personal Care Attendants to join our amazing team. You will be creating special moments for clients each and every day. If your calling is to be the "difference" by providing outstanding care, than a Health Care Career with Bayshore is the Perfect Fit for YOU!
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The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) responsibilities include: giving out meal trays to patient; preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e. position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion); assisting patient with dressing and grooming; notifying RPN if patient's condition changes; porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry; folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory; cleaning and storing shared equipment; one on one or group activities with patients; complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities and corresponding hospital plans, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Giving out meal trays to patients
Preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e., position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion)
assisting patient with dressing and grooming
Notifying RPN if patient's condition changes
Porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry
Folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory
Cleaning and storing shared equipment
Complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients.

Adhere to Bayshore Policies and Procedures.
Complies with all Canadian provincial and federal privacy legislation.
All other duties as required.

Job Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS:

OSSD or equivalent
Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language, Knowledge of other languages an asset
Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation
Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Knowledge of Hospital and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and practices
Knowledge of Emergency Assistance Code
Experience in customer service