PSW - Spectrum Health Care, Thornhill

Role overview

Personal Support Workers play a pivotal role in our health care system. At Spectrum Health Care, they work closely with our patients and their families, providing personal care and support with activities of daily living. The care provided by Personal Support Workers ensures patients can recover safely from an acute illness or remain in their homes throughout the aging process.

Explore Spectrum Health Care jobs and build your career with an organization named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Staff in this Thornhill position perform daily tasks and travel within the assigned region.

• Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, toileting, skincare, light meal preparation, feeding etc)
• Continually assesses, anticipates, identifies, and responds to new and changing needs of patients and communicates available Total Care resources to patients when appropriate
• Perform delegated and/or assigned tasks under the supervision of a Home Support Supervisor
• Staff are required to travel within assigned region between patients’ residences or facilities

Qualifications

Candidates interested in Spectrum Health Care careers must meet specific professional, physical, and clearance criteria to qualify for these customer service jobs Thornhill has available:

• Valid Personal Support Worker Certificate from a Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities or the Ministry of Education approved program
• RN/RPN Student who with a minimum successful completion of year one of the program
• Internationally licensed Nurse, Midwife or Physician
• Physical ability to meet the demands of the job (ex: ability to stand, bend, walk, crouch, kneel and reach freely for extended periods, ability to lift 23 kg independently, ability to assist clients with standing, walking, sitting; able to reposition clients in bed)
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional personal care and customer service
• Valid Standard First Aid and Level C CPR
• Valid Vulnerable Sector Criminal Check
• Two Step TB Test (last 12 months)
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills (Additional language skills considered an asset)

Your impact

By bringing your skills to Spectrum Health Care jobs Thornhill, you directly impact the health and wellbeing of patients. Your ability to deliver empathetic personal support ensures individuals can maintain their dignity during recovery or throughout the aging process.

Why you'll love it here

Spectrum Health Care is thrilled to be named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. This award recognizes top organizations across Canada for overall performance, sustained growth, strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and leadership. The employer is dedicated to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring a supportive environment for every member of the team.