Job Description

RENFREW VICTORIA HOSPITAL

Personal Support Worker

Complex Continuing Care and Assisted Living Departments

Temporary and Permanent, Part Time, Casual

Date: August 8, 2025

The Renfrew Victoria Hospital (RVH) is a 55-bed, fully accredited facility located just 45 minutes west of Ottawa, serving a catchment area of over 60,000. Part of the Renfrew and Area Health Village, RVH provides medical, surgical and complex continuing care as well as extensive ambulatory care with over 30,000 emergency and clinic visits per year.

In this role you will enjoy perks like a generous health & benefits package, an on-site modern gym open 24/7, and outstanding staff recognition, appreciation and wellness activities. We offer an Education Fund accessible for all employees each year to further their education and certifications.

We are people who provide excellent care for patients and their families, who support each other and our teams, keep each other safe, and are committed to our reputation as a model of excellence in health care. We are very proud of our high retention of staff and are continuously grateful for the amazing support of our community.

Come join us! As a result of our internal movements at RVH, we are hiring Temporary and Permanent, Part-Time Registered Nurses with our Medical/Surgical Department.

Pay Grid: $27.43 - $28.68/hour

The Registered Nurse bases practice on nursing science and on content relevant to nursing form other sciences and the humanities. The Registered Nurse continues to learn throughout his/her professional life.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with ambulating, mobilization, proper positioning and maintaining body alignment and/or posture as required.
• Assisting with mechanical and physical lifts and/or transfers.
• Observing and reporting changes in the patient’s condition.
• Assisting with bed baths and routine personal hygiene needs, including toileting, oral hygiene, hair care, shaving, dressing, etc.
• Passes meal trays/nourishments to patients and returns trays to trolley.

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• Feed/assist patients as required.
• Assisting with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative measures as directed by a professional.
• Practice universal precautions and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
• Provide emotional and social support services to patients and their families.
• Assisting with oxygen therapy, medications, hot and cold application/compresses as directed by a physician or Nursing Care Plan.
• Takes and records patient weight and height and relays this information to the RN or RPN.
• Changing bed linens, towels, and performing laundry related tasks.
• Calming and restraining restless patients, maintaining safety devices as ordered, as per Least Restraint Policy.
• Providing one-on-one observation and care of designated patients.
• Assists Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse with dressing changes.
• Administers enemas to patients on instruction from the RN/RPN.
• Assists with the housekeeping of patient units and the care of patient’s personal effects, such as glasses, prosthesis, braces, dentures, hearing aids.

Qualifications:

• Recent experience with personal care of geriatric patients.
• Personal Support Worker Certificate
• GPA and/or P.I.E.C.E.S Certification an asset
• Current Certification in C.P.R. at Basic Rescuer Level (or Equivalent).
• Ability to work and provide care within a team environment according to Care Plan.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and to perform duties within the physical demands of work area (lifting & mobilization of patients).
• Portering duties as required.
• Contingent upon valid Vulnerable Sector Reference Check as per hospital policy.
• Demonstrates effective use of a computer for EHR documentation purposes

Everyone is Welcome

RVH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that comprises individuals who have an array of identities, abilities, background, culture, skills, perspectives, and experiences that are representative of our current and evolving population. We are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experience to the success of the team.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes to hr@renfrewhosp.com , on our website at . Compliance with RVH vaccination policy and a recent satisfactory vulnerable sector police check are required. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. RVH is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Applicants requiring accommodation should contact Human Resources at (613) 432-4851.

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