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CUPE JOB POSTINGPosition: Patient Care Assistant - Reactivation Care CentreFile #: 2022-30830Department: Reactivation Care CentreLocation: 200 Church Street, York On M9N 1N8Job Type: Permanent Full- TimeNumber of Position Open: 8Role Level: CUPEC02 - $22.684 – $26.111 per hourHours of Work/Shifts: Days, evenings, nights (8 and 12 hours)Posted: December 20, 2022Internal Deadline: December 27, 2022

• The location of any vacancy/position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier CommunityOur Values: Compassion, Excellence, CourageOur Goals: Quality, Access, SustainabilityOur Enablers: People, Education, InnovationWhen we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!Key Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent related skills & experience
• THP certification and/or, personal support worker, orthopaedic certificate or appropriate other related Health Care Certificate required
• Current BCLS & CPR Certificates essential
• Previous Hospital/Health Care experience strongly preferred
• Current basic computer skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must have the knowledge, skill, judgment and ability to work with patients in an understanding, sensitive and compassionate manner.
• Must be a self-directed individual with well-developed organizational skills
• Possess the ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision
• A positive attendance and work record is essential

Position Summary:As a member of the care giving team on the Patient Services units, assists the Nursing staff with the provision of patient care. Performs duties related to patient care under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals and/or Physicians in accordance with hospital standards, policies and procedures.Performs related activities required to assist the team in providing a safe, clean and comfortable environment for patients.

• Responsible and accountable for the provision of patient care to a specific group of patients under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals and in accordance with the standards set by the Hospital. Such duties include:
• Delivery of meal trays to assigned patients, feeding of patients as necessary, or assistance with meals as required (opening packages, making patient comfortable and documenting food consumption
• Assisting, under the direction of regulated Health Care Professionals, with ambulation, toileting, bathing and personal hygiene functions
• Provides physical assistance to patients as required by assisting with lifts and transfers
• Performs various patient care duties & related non-professional activities necessary in meeting patient’s personal needs and comfort and documenting as required.
• Assists in the provision of a safe, clean and comfortable environment, including carrying out cleaning and infection control activities as required
• Reports all concerns voiced by patients and their families
• Alerts team members when any change or concern about the patient’s condition is raised
• Cleans and disinfects beds, rooms and equipment as required, in accordance with THC standards
• Other duties as assigned

Internal candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.caCandidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant. Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.Quick Apply

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