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Resident Care Aide 

Smith Creek Village | Kelowna, B.C. Canada
Casual Hours 

The Opportunity    

At Baptist Housing, every day is an opportunity for you to help our seniors experience life well in supportive communities. As a member of our team, you can experience a fulfilling career while working in a collaborative environment where support for you is prioritized  As a Resident Care Aide in our Assisted Living community of Smith Creek Village, you will support residents with daily living activities and promote their overall well-being, all while fostering strong connections with residents, families, team members, and external partners. 

About the Role 

As a Resident Care Aide, you will play a critical role in delivering compassionate and person-centered care. You will support residents with daily activities such as medication reminders, bathing assistance, personal laundry, and recreational opportunities, all while fostering independence and dignity. You will follow the Wellness Model of Care and Service, working closely with the care team to create a safe, respectful, and engaging living environment. You will maintain resident care plans, ensure cleanliness in both personal and common areas, and support a culture of continuous improvement. Your responsibilities will also include communicating with healthcare partners, attending meetings, participating in training sessions, and contributing to resident wellness in all dimensions. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Resident Support & Personal Care  

• Provide delegated care tasks as required 
• Support residents during move-ins and orientation 
• Assist in serving residents at mealtimes to help make their dining experience a pleasant environment 

Health Monitoring & Documentation 

• Administer medication per policy 
• Maintain and update care plans 
• Document observations and communicate changes in condition 

Environment & Safety 

• Keep resident suites and common areas clean and tidy 
• Follow infection control and safety protocols 

Communication & Relationships 

• Foster respectful relationships with residents, families, team members and resident's multidisciplinary team  
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives  

Professional Development & Values 

• Engage in ongoing training and professional development 
• Model Baptist Housing values and servant leadership 

Requirements 

• Resident Care Aide Certificate from a recognized training provider 
• Current registration in good standing with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry 
• Medication Administration Certificate (or equivalent) 
• Current Food Safe Certificate 
• Current First Aid Certificate 
• Minimum of 1 year experience providing care in a residential care environment preferred. 

About You 

You are deeply committed to serving others with compassion, respect, and integrity. You thrive in collaborative environments, communicate effectively, and uphold the dignity of every resident. You demonstrate excellent time management, adaptability, and a proactive approach to safety and resident wellness. With a strong understanding of aging and associated health conditions, you’re equipped to support residents’ physical and emotional needs. You are eager to learn, contribute, and grow as a valued member of our care team. 

Compensation & Benefits    

You will be welcomed in a warm and supportive work environment, with an hourly wage of $27.92 - $29.60. 

Baptist Housing Careers 

Our Promise to You! 

At Baptist Housing, every day is an opportunity for you to help our seniors experience life well in supportive communities. As a member of our team, you can experience a fulfilling career while working in a collaborative environment where support for you is prioritized. Joining Baptist Housing means becoming a part of a committed and compassionate team that strives to create a warm and relational community where you can confidently bring your whole self to work, knowing that your contributions are valued and recognized. Our people and our values are what set us apart, and together we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents. 

Why Work at Baptist Housing? 

• Meaningful Service: Your work matters! You can make a real impact on the lives of our residents. Your role is both fulfilling and purposeful. 
• Supportive & Fun Community: We're more than colleagues. Experience a supportive, safe and fun environment where we take our work seriously, but not ourselves. 
• Recognition & Appreciation: Experience appreciation events and receive recognition awards through our team programs. 

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DEPARTMENT: Resident Care (Nursing)
JOB TITLE: Care Manager
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Site Leader and/or Director of Care
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) Current practicing registration with the applicable provincial registering body.

JOB SUMMARY: For care accountabilities the reporting relationship is to the Site Leader and/or Director of Care.
The Care Manager is responsible for recruiting and leading the relevant nursing care team members in the provision of care and services for Residents. Liaises and communicates effectively with Residents’ families, physicians, and Health Authority representatives. Coordinates and supervises the nursing care team and provides guidance, direction and discipline as required to ensure the delivery of Resident-centred care based on Resident’s individualized assessed needs and care plans. The Care Manager demonstrates knowledge of leadership and gerontology best practices in accordance with the applicable provincial registering body, any provincial or local health services mandate and Park Place policies and procedures. The care manager will ensure a commitment to Resident safety and to our “culture of safety” as per Park Place strategic directions. TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Recruits, orientates, leads, and supervises the nursing care team to ensure effective, consistent, and comprehensive Resident care planning and delivery based on Residents’ choice and Park Place policies and procedures.
2. Ensures holistic, comprehensive assessments of the Residents and families are completed on Mo and ongoing (example MDS InterRAI) as the basis for individualized care planning and delivery, including evaluation of the Resident’s responses for appropriateness and effectiveness of treatments and interventions, with care plan revisions completed as required.
3. Provides leadership through a respectful, collaborative approach to monitor, supervise and direct the care team in care provision. Provides new nursing care employee orientation and routing performance appraisals. Offers nursing staff monthly and mandatory education, mentoring, and monitors employee performance which may lead to discipline as required up to and including termination
4. Acts as a role model by demonstrating leadership, professionalism, empathy, trust, and respect in all interpersonal relationships, and recognizes personal impact on team dynamics.
5. Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with Residents and families, employees, volunteers, and others through effective interpersonal and interviewing techniques
6. Supports nursing staff in advocating for Resident choice and autonomy in decision-making and care planning. Offers ongoing education and advocacy to the Residents and families and nursing staff.
7. Ensures applicable staffing levels. Monitors nursing team collaboration and processes to ensure quality Resident-centred care and addresses issues as required.
8. In collaboration with the Site Leader or Director of Care leads the Park Place Homes’ quality improvement/performance measurement initiatives and processes including follow-up with summary and action plan implementation to meet or exceed best practice and Accreditation Standards.
9. Focuses on quality of care and safety assurance and improvement by taking a leadership role in Park Place site committees (e.g., Nurse Practice Council, Pharmacy and Therapeutics)
10. Ensures all documentation of assessments, records of observation, care provision, and Resident responses are according to professional standards and Park Place policies and procedures.
11. Leads the nursing care team in: a. Planning, organizing, and establishing priorities, b. Using resources effectively and efficiently, c. Responding to unanticipated events and changing Resident needs, d. Reassigning clinical/health related tasks as necessary, e. Ensuring nursing staff are aware of assignments.
12. Leads the nursing care team in focusing on safety by exhibiting: a. Accident prevention and reporting unsafe work conditions, b. Knowledge of emergency procedures and regulations, c. The use of resources and equipment safely and appropriately, d. Effective infection prevention and control knowledge, e. Commitment to Resident safety and to our “culture of safety” as per the Park Place Strategic Directions and Home goals.
13. Presents and/or attends in-service and other educational programs as required to maintain current clinical competence and knowledge.
14. Performs other related duties as assigned.
HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible to read, understand and comply with Park Place and provincially mandated Occupational Health and Safety policies and safe work practices and ensures mandated employee access to  website or manuals.
• Responsible to educate employees annually on ‘Violence in the Workplace” and “Bullying and Harrassment” in the workplace.
• Demonstrates leadership through Involvement in all aspects of the Health and Safety Program including: o Promotes, instructs, and monitors safe work procedures o Promotes health and safety policy and awareness o Implements effective safety suggestions o Ensures annual ‘Worker Survey on Violence & Aggression in the Workplace” is completed by employees. 
Reviews and posts OH&S minutes and ensure all “Actions’ are completed
• Responsible to take every reasonable precaution to protect the safety of Residents, self, other employees, and the public.
• Reports any near miss, injury, and accident or equipment damage to supervisor immediately and completes required reports.
• Corrects and/or reports unsafe conditions.
• Leads by example
QUALIFICATIONS: Baccalaureate of Nursing with post basic course in Gerontology or three (3) years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Current practicing registration with the applicable provincial registering body.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Communicates fluently in English both verbally and in writing.
• Leadership: Demonstrates emotional maturity and ability to motivate employees to meet Park Place and Home goals and Residents’ rights and wishes.
• Problem Solving: Applies problem solving process demonstrating critical thinking and decision
making skills with systems analysis.
• Clinical Problem Solving: Ability to problem-solve clinical issues through knowledge and experience in gerontological, evidence-based practice and demonstrates ability to share job
related information collegially.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Demonstrates ability to work together with others toward shared goals and desired outcomes.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to effectively establish professional working relationships with Residents, families, physicians, as well as both professional and non-professional members of the Care Team aiming for excellence in Residents’ care.
• Change Management: Demonstrates ability to effectively introduce and manage purposeful change that is consistent with Park Place vision, mission, and strategic directions.
• Communication: Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with Residents, families, the public, medical staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Ability to intervene effectively to resolve conflict and manage stress and work pressure.
• Results Oriented: Ability to apply continuous quality improvement tools and processes within a dynamic environment, leading to improved care and service delivery.
• Equipment: Demonstrates applicable computer skills and knowledge of nursing-related care equipment utilization and management.
Physical Demand Analysis:
• Job requires a significant amount of lifting, bending, walking, sitting, and standing.
• Lifting 50-lbs. maximum. More frequent lifting of 20-lbs. or less.
• A regular day may involve four (4) hours of walking and frequent bending or crouching

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Title:

Resident Care Worker

Reports To:

Registered Nurse or Supervisor/Director of Nursing

Summary:

In accordance with the philosophy, procedures, and policies of The Mount Continuing Care Community, and under the direction of the Director of Nursing, resident care workers provide care services to ensure safe, effective care for the residents. Resident care workers assist nurses, facility staff and physicians in the basic care of residents. This position reports to the Registered Nurse, or Director of Nursing, and assumes authority, responsibility, and accountability for the delivery of nursing services in our continuing care community.

Core Competencies

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Accountability and Dependability

Self-Motivation

Prioritizes and Organizes

Interpersonal Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Energy and Stress

Decision making

Flexibility

Ethics and Integrity

Team Oriented

Job Duties:

• Provides for the dignity and safety of the residents and meets the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of each resident using the Person Centered Care Philosophy.

• Answer call signals; assist with elimination needs; assist with resident hygiene, dress and groom residents; serve meal trays, assist in feeding of residents and assist residents with menu selection; weigh, lift, turn, and position residents; assist with ambulation and mobility; set up and provide leisure activities for patients, accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.

• Administration of creams, ointments, salves. Documentation of treatments.

• Measuring and recording blood glucose levels.

• Take residents' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output; observe or monitor resident status and document care on charts; report to Registered Nurse any changes in status.

• Collect specimens such as urine, feces or sputum; administer suppositories, and perform other procedures as directed.

• Transfer, lift, and reposition residents using correct techniques.

• Use Gentle Persuasive Approach to re-direct residents and manage responsive behaviors.

• Communicate and work effectively with all residents and family members as well as other team members and supervisors.

• Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments.

• Make beds and maintain resident rooms.

• Maintain inventory of supplies.

• May perform tasks such as assisting with the set-up and maintenance of medical or other equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment.

• Demonstrate safe and effective use of devices and equipment

• Specialized care including catheter care, colostomy care, skin and wound care, monitoring of oxygen equipment.

• Perform basic first aid measures and emergency procedures including CPR and anti-choking manoeuver.

• May transport residents between facilities.

• Monitor, address, document and report symptoms and changes in residents' daily physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual functioning.

• Provide for the needs and wishes and necessary support of the resident and family in end of life care.

• Engage and interact with and provide support to family members and empower family members to assume the level and kind of care they are comfortable with.

• Participate in resident care conferences and assists with the revision of goals, priorities and nursing interventions.

• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.

• Ability to multi-task, adapt, re-arrange, and compromise to provide quality care in a timely manner.

• Recognize the value and importance of ongoing education and seeks educational opportunities.

• Understand the special ethical issues in the care of seniors.

• Act as an advocate for residents who cannot speak for themselves

• Other duties as required.

Qualifications :

• Education from university or college from a recognized RCW program. Equivalencies will be considered.

• Up to date CPR (within the past year).

• Criminal record check.

• On hire must provide or complete an RCW competencies profile and demonstrate core competencies and identify learning needs.

Working Conditions:

• Rotating shifts between 3 and 12 hours.

• Rotating shifts including days, evenings, weekends, nights and holidays.

• Neighborhoods will consist of 15-19 residents.

• Frequent interaction with residents, family members, and the public.

Additional Information:

• Ability to work as a team member and ability to meet the physical requirements of the position.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

• Ability to work with residents who have mild, moderate, and severe dementia.

• Up to date vaccinations and tuberculosis testing required.

• Must have the physical ability to transfer, reposition, and lift residents as needed.

• Standing for an extended period of time. Must be able to bend, squat, sit, kneel, twist, reach, crouch, and turn.

• Experience in a long-term care environment is an asset.

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistants is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, including the Unit's Patient Care Manager or designate. The patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia, or they may be young patients who have experienced a traumatic injury. This includes individuals who may have been in motor vehicle collisions, who have been assaulted, who have fallen, or people who have attempted to harm themselves or may have experienced a physical disfigurement.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc.,).

Qualifications/Skills

• Minimum Grade 11 or equivalent education as recognized by the Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario
• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years
• Willing to undergo Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of hire

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistant is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, including the Unit's Patient Care Manager or designate. The patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia, or they may be young patients who have experienced a traumatic injury. This includes individuals who may have been in motor vehicle collisions, who have been assaulted, who have fallen, or people who have attempted to harm themselves or may have experienced a physical disfigurement.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc).

Qualifications/Skills

• Minimum Grade 11 or equivalent education as recognized by the Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario
• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years
• Willing to undergo Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of hire

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistant is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, including the Unit's Patient Care Manager or designate. The patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia, or they may be young patients who have experienced a traumatic injury. This includes individuals who may have been in motor vehicle collisions, who have been assaulted, who have fallen, or people who have attempted to harm themselves or may have experienced a physical disfigurement.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc).

Qualifications/Skills

• Minimum Grade 11 or equivalent education as recognized by the Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario
• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years
• Willing to undergo Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of hire

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistant is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, including the Unit's Patient Care Manager or designate. The patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia, or they may be young patients who have experienced a traumatic injury. This includes individuals who may have been in motor vehicle collisions, who have been assaulted, who have fallen, or people who have attempted to harm themselves or may have experienced a physical disfigurement.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc).

Qualifications/Skills

• Minimum Grade 11 or equivalent education as recognized by the Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario
• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years
• Willing to undergo Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of hire

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistant is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, the patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc.,).

Qualifications/Skills

• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years

Job Description

The Resident Care Assistant is an unregulated health care provider who is primarily responsible for the close observation of patients whose behaviors poses a risk to his/her safety or the safety of others. Passionate about person centered care, the observer engages in restorative care, and provides assistance with activities of daily living to the patient/resident for whom they are observing.

Working under the direction of the supervising registered health care professional, including the Unit's Patient Care Manager or designate. The patients you are observing may be elderly and suffering from dementia, or they may be young patients who have experienced a traumatic injury. This includes individuals who may have been in motor vehicle collisions, who have been assaulted, who have fallen, or people who have attempted to harm themselves or may have experienced a physical disfigurement.

Summary of Duties

• Observe the patient(s) assigned so as to support a safe and caring environment for the patient(s).
• Ensure the safety of residents directly relating to violent outbursts of assigned resident.
• Provide 1 to 1 compassionate supervision services for Residents with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Frontal Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Etc.
• Supervision for residents with elopement risks: resident suicide watch: staff and resident protection for residents with an uncontrolled responsive behaviours for long and short term.
• Engage residents in meaningful 1:1 activities as much as possible - i.e. reading stories, looking through photo albums, story telling
• Always staying within close proximity to the resident including during supervision - i.e. by the door or behind the curtain (not sitting in dining room when PSW is giving care in room), following the resident to new programs and/or group activities.
• Completion of documentation as requested by facility: i.e. Dementia Observations Scale (DOS), Behaviour Assessment Record (BAR) charting every hour.
• Notify a registered health professional immediately if the patient is in any danger, if the patient has gone missing, or if there is a significant change in the patient's behaviour and/or condition.
• Interact with the patient, comforting the patient as needed and engaging in cognitively stimulating recreational activities as appropriate.
• Maintaining a Professional Image and always wearing a Name Tag - that is easily legible for the resident and public.
• Under the close or direct supervision of the patient's registered health professionals, provide assistance to the patient with the activities of daily living.
• Communicate their observations with the health care team to facilitate care planning.
• Complete the documentation specifically required of Observers, as per corporate policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned (high touch cleaning, filling masks, etc).

Qualifications/Skills

• Minimum Grade 11 or equivalent education as recognized by the Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario
• One year of recent related experience in patient care, hospital, long term care or complex continuing care setting required OR a PSW certificate from an accredited program OR completion of a minimum of one year of an accredited Nursing program.
• Must be fluent in speaking and documenting in English.
• Successful completion of recent accredited Personal Support Worker certificate an asset
• Demonstrated experience and delivery of patient focused care
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Proof of current immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV), diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B
  
• Proof of negative 2-step TB skin test within the past year or negative chest x-ray within the past 5 years
• Willing to undergo Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of hire