Personal Support Worker (Nursing Resource Team)

OVERVIEW

Education

Qualifications

• - 1 - 2 years of recent relevant work experience. - Must be prepared to float to all Health Services within the organization, including off-site clinical settings. - Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation. - Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. - Knowledge of Hospital and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and practices. - Knowledge of Emergency Codes. - Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, and standing, bending, pushing & pulling of equipment. - Demonstrated knowledge of infection control. - Demonstrates a positive attitude and the willingness to work effectively in a team. - Demonstrated commitment to on-going learning and professional development. - Demonstrated aptitude to foster caring and trusting relationships with patients and families in an effort to support patient focused care. - Ability to maintain a consistent level of productivity and efficiency. - Ability to perform responsibilities in a courteous manner. - Compliance with confidentiality requirements under TEGH Privacy Policy. - Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. - Patient service orientated, with the ability toeffectively work with diversity. - Good work and attendance record is required. - All employees of Toronto East Health network - Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. - All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH. -All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to Toronto East Health network's policies and practices