Certification & Requirements

Certified Personal Support Worker (PSW) and has certification OR Health Care Aid (HCA) certification OR internationally educated nurse or equivalent educational and professional experience is a MUST. COVID vaccination (Completely vaccinated – 2 doses) Criminal record check with Vulnerable Sector Check (completed within the last 6 months.

PSW Job Description
The PSW job description will always vary but in general, some of the common duties are:

• Following the care plan, observing and reporting any substantial findings and/or changes in patient/resident/client’s behaviour to the appropriate registered member of the healthcare team.
• Working under the supervision of a Registered Healthcare Professional such as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
• Perform tasks delegated to them (only if they are trained to perform the delegated task)
• Assisting with ambulation, positioning, and transferring using mechanical lifts such as a Hoyer lift.
• Assisting or providing total personal care such as toileting, bathing, and perineal care.
• Assisting with eating, dressing, and grooming.
• Assisting nursing staff by answering call bells (In Hospitals and Long-Term care homes)
• Performing sitter duty or patient watch for confused patients in clinical care settings.
  Computer or paper documentation of Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) and other findings.
• Reporting behavioral and clinical changes to a Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse, Resource Nurse, or Manager.
• Self-actualization by helping patient/resident/client to reach maximum potential.
• Additionally, PSWs are required to possess a skill set of abilities that will enable them to perform their job effectively.

These abilities include:

• Overall competency in working under pressure
• Experience in providing general care and support
• Knowledge of home care services
• Besides the above-listed duties that a PSW can carry out, the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) sets out guidelines that allow unregulated health professionals to perform certain controlled acts.
• Additionally, PSWs are required to possess a skill set of abilities that will enable them to perform their job effectively.
• Proficient in written communication
• Proficient in oral communication