Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care
Posted on March 10, 2026 by Kawartha Heights Retirement Living
- Peterborough, Canada
- N/A
- Full Time
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work setting
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Perform other duties related to personal care
- Supply and empty bed pans
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- Collect specimens
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
- Provide personal care
- Provide companionship
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Nursing Aide Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Vulnerable sector check
- Tuberculosis test
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Values and ethics
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Other benefits
- Other benefits
Advertised until:
April 9, 2026
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