Personal Support Worker (NRT/Surge)
Michael Garron Hospital
Toronto, ON M3C 4E7
•2 hours ago
•No application
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OVERVIEW
The Personal Support Worker participates in direct and indirect patient care activities in order to carry out the Interprofessional care plan. The scope of activities are directed and assigned by the RN or RPN or appropriate multidisciplinary team member.
The Personal Support Worker in the Nursing Resource Team must have a wide range of skills related to general medical-surgical care activities. The PSW must have excellent critical thinking and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations. Inorder to serve the wide organizational needs the PSW must be willing to cross-train to specialty areas as required. . This position will primarily support Medicine and Surgery Units, staff may be assigned to work within other areas of the organization that are currently served by the NRT including off-site clinical settings .
EDUCATION
- A Personal Support Worker certificate or diploma from an accredited college.
- Completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) required.
- Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be prepared to float to all Health Services within the organization, including off-site clinical
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation.
- Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
- Knowledge of Hospital and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and practices.
- Knowledge of Emergency Codes.
- Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, and standing, bending, pushing
- Demonstrated knowledge of infection control.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude and the willingness to work effectively in a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to on-going learning and professional development.
- Demonstrate aptitude to foster caring and trusting relationships with patients and families in an
- Ability to maintain a consistent level of productivity and efficiency.
- Ability toperform responsibilities in a courteous manner.
- Compliance with confidentiality requirements under TEGH Privacy Policy.
- Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Patient service orientated, with the ability to effectivelywork with diversity.
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto EastGeneral Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patientand staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.
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