(TEMPORARY PART-TIME) PATIENT CARE ATTENDANT DIRCT - GERIATRIC TRANSITIONAL UNIT (GTU)

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences • Whitby, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is seeking a Patient Care Attendant (PCA) to provide specialized care to patients with complex mental illnesses using a recovery-focused model of care. The role involves being an active and equal member of the interprofessional team. The assignment is on a 20-bed inpatient unit within the Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program, serving older adults with dementia and complex behaviors who require specialized mental health care. The unit focuses on assessment, stabilization, treatment, and management of dementia-related behaviors with the goal of community reintegration, enabling patients to transition to long-term care or referring organizations.

Requirements

• Personal Support Worker diploma
• Current CPR – Level HCP (Health Care Provider)
• Demonstrated knowledge of patient care skills and techniques
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant policies and legislation, such as the Mental Health Act and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
• Demonstrated ability to assist staff in providing personal care to patients and observe and report changes in patients’ condition and behaviour
• Demonstrated working knowledge/experience with computers
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospital security and safety procedures
• Proven excellent interpersonal and effective oral/written communication skills
• Demonstrated excellent organizational, problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the position
• Proven good attendance record with the capability of maintaining this same standard

Nice To Haves

• Meditech experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with activities of daily living
• Escorting patients to scheduled appointments
• Maintaining routine levels of patient observation
• Assisting with the application of restraints when required
• Responding to emergency codes
• Maintaining a safe and secure environment by performing security checks and monitoring patients' and visitors' activities
• Recording observations, interactions, approaches, and patient responses in the clinical chart
• Functioning as a member of the multidisciplinary team by assisting nursing and clinical staff with general operations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree