Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Provide personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience