Personal Support Worker
Paramed
ParaMed - Ottawa (Hunt Club Rd.), ON
Job Description
$500 sign-on bonus
*This posting is for the Kanata area
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As an integral part of the home and community care team, you will support, encourage and provide independence for patients in their homes and community setting by assisting with activities of daily living.
Why you’ll love working here:
- Best in class training and development programs
- Celebration and Recognition programs
- Part time and Full-time opportunities and flexible scheduling options
- Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans
- Company paid mobile devices
- Mileage compensation
- Employee perks and exclusive offers
What you’ll do:
- Assist patients with activities of daily living including skin, hair, and oral care along with bathing, toileting, & peri-care
- Prepare nutritious meals and snacks, including special diets, as determined by the care plan
- Provide basic housekeeping tasks and companionship to help your patients enjoy a better quality of life
What you bring:
- Valid Personal Support Worker Certificate
- Ability to demonstrate compassion and care when interacting with patients
- Reliability and flexibility
- Passion for making a difference in your community
- Valid driver license and access to a vehicle to travel to and from patient’s residences within a geographical area
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Screen
ParaMed is pleased to partner with the Ontario government to provide a $3/hour wage enhancement in addition to regular earnings.
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Time Type:
Full time
Join us as we continue our 40-year tradition to help people live better and provide the most compassionate care possible! Join a winning team and let’s succeed together!
ParaMed Home Health Care accommodates the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.
About the Company
Paramed
ParaMed has been providing home care and wellness solutions across Canada since 1974 and is a nationally accredited provider with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada. We ensure our care providers are fully trained, have access to ongoing training, have the necessary coordination and management support, are properly supervised and coached on best practices.
We have programs and specialty teams in place to support employees from recruitment throughout their careers at ParaMed to learn, grow, and provide excellent care. Our commitment to our employees and the work they do means that you can expect exceptional care providers who are well-trained, supported, and engaged.
When you choose ParaMed, you access our qualified personnel and gain from our 50-year history of providing medical and non-medical support services and a 10,000 member strong workforce. Our success and growth stem from everyone, at all levels of the organization, honoring every day our five core values of Show compassion, Invent opportunity, Be there, Strive for better, and Connect with others.
These values are the foundation of our company and set the standard for everything we do; they translate into high client satisfaction rates, superior client safety, and into a collaborative and focused working environment.
Show compassion: Naturally understanding another’s needs and wants. Having the ability to act appropriately without asking. Knowing that to be human is to care.
Invent opportunity: Taking advantage of insights and opportunities to create new ways of doing things. Naturally going beyond what is dictated. Rewarding invention.
Be there: Being able to count on each other, and making sure you’re there when your clients need you. Knowing you have each other’s back.
Strive for better: Having a positive and hopeful outlook and sharing it with clients and each other. Naturally striving for, and expecting, better outcomes.
Connect with others: Honest and frequent communication with each other and our clients. Using every opportunity to strengthen relationships. Leveraging technology to enhance care.