Personal Care Assistant

Job title: Personal Care Assistant

Company: ComForCare

Job description: We are looking for a female caregiver Personal care assistant, Home support worker or Personal support worker to work with a female client in Burlington. Shifts are available in the morning and in the evening. The client is a long-term smoker and the caregiver must be smoke tolerant.Job Summary:The Caregiver PSW provides clients various personal care and homemaker/companion services in accordance with an established plan of care.Essential Functions:

• Personal Care

• Provide assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, nail /skin care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation.
• Companion

• Provide companionship
• Perform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms
• Medication Services

• Assist with medications that the client self-administers

Qualifications/Educational Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent certificate
• Successful completion of a Provincial-approved Personal Support Worker, Certified Nurse Aide or Health Care Aide course, or equivalent is an asset.
• Meets passing criteria on DEARS test (Drugs and Ethics test)
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
• Possessing a valid driver’s license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job is an asset

This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.

Expected salary: $20 – 23 per hour

Location: Burlington, ON

Job date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:38:04 GMT

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