Nursing Student Personal Support Worker

NURSING STUDENT PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERS

St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) is hiring nursing and practical nursing students to work as Personal Support Workers (PSWs) within our long term care homes & St. Joseph’s Hospital site.

• Are you interested in gaining related clinical experience?
• Are you looking for experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team?
• Are you a caring, compassionate and committed individual who has a passion for helping clients/residents?

If so, then we want you to join our team as a PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER!

A mix of full time, part time and casual positions are available for the summer of 2023. Positions start at $24.446 per hour plus a percent in lieu of benefits!

SJCG cares about “Our People”, and we know that a welcoming, caring, and supportive environment creates a positive atmosphere to start your career.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Personal Support Worker works under the close supervision of the Registered Nurse and Registered Practical Nurse, providing personal care to clients/residents and respecting their physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs and preferences.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
This position shall be conditional upon a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) where indicated, to ensure the absence of relevant criminal convictions.

Offers of employment made to external candidates are conditional upon providing proof of COVID-19 vaccination as per the SJCG Immunization Policy IMS-04-005 or proof of valid medical exemption, prior to the offered effective date. If proof of vaccination or valid medical exemption is not provided, the offer of employment is rescinded.

FAST FACTS
St. Joseph’s Hospital is a 224 physical rehabilitation bed and 40 mental health rehabilitation bed hospital.

• Hogarth Riverview Manor is a 544-bed long-term care home with 17 resident home areas.
• Bethammi Nursing Home is a 112 bed long-term care home with 2 resident home areas.
• *Both long-term care homes provide a comfortable, familiar and home-like environment and specialized in alzheimer’s and dementia care. Each home fosters resident-focused care reflective of SJCG’s core values of Care, Compassionate, & Commitment.

ABOUT ST. JOSEPH’S CARE GROUP

• Combining tradition & innovation in responding to the unmet needs of the people of Northwestern Ontario since 1884.
• Offers a broad range of programs and services in Rehabilitative Care, Addictions & Mental Health, and Seniors’ Health across 8 sites in the City of Thunder Bay.
• Over 2,200 staff and growing.
• Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest level awarded by Accreditation Canada.
• Designated by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) as the Best Practice Spotlight Organization.
• Uses technology to help overcome challenges to healthcare including the sheer size of Northwestern Ontario to bring care closer to the people we serve.
• Northwestern Ontario regional lead for Rehabilitative Care, Behavioural Supports and Palliative Care.
• Coupling research with mobilization, our Centre for Applied Health Research (CAHR) supports internal and external staff and clinicians through expertise, project consultation and knowledge translation.
• Continues to advance a self-management approach to care, and we are involving our clients more closely in their own care decisions to achieve the health outcomes that are important to them.
• To learn more about SJCG, please visit our website at www.sjcg.net watch this video.