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Posting Date: January, 2025

The Opportunity: Physiotherapist Permanent

The Physiotherapist is responsible for the assessment, treatment, consultation, and counseling of clients and their families in the community by restoring movement/function and pain management; developing personalized exercise programs to develop/restore range of motion, strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance; administering chest and cardiac rehabilitation treatments; administering modalities; and prescribing/training clients to use mobility aids, adaptive devices, transfer aids, and other equipment.

About Us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:
    • Assess and treat clients with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions
    • Test and measure the functioning of the musculoskeletal, neurological, pulmonary, and cardiovascular systems.
    • Establish a clinical diagnosis and care plan for the treatment of physical problems
    • Document and communicate care plan according to established guidelines and standards
    • Measure the client’s/family’s progress towards goal achievement using objective measures.
    • Demonstrate evidence of consultation and negotiation with client/family during delivery of care
    • Provide client, family or support personnel with education and training to maximize physical abilities
    • Utilize adult learning principles and established teaching materials to educate clients and families
    • Identify and utilize appropriate tools and resources to deliver care and manage these responsibly.
    • Refer client/family to appropriate levels and types of care and community resources as needed
    • Promote client-directed care, self-care, and independence
  • Qualifications
    • Registration with the College of Physiotherapy of Ontario
    • Excellent time management and organizational skills and ability to work independently.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Strong skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and analysis
    • The ability to work collaboratively with case managers, clients, families, and other caregivers to provide service.
    • Possession of a valid driver’s license (G2 level) and use of a reliable vehicle.
    • 2–5 years Clinical practice experience preferred
    • ADP Authorizer preferred
    • Experience in community health is an asset
    • Bilingualism (French/English) is considered an asset
  • What We Have to Offer You
    • Competitive base salary
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Health and Dental benefits
    • Disability insurance
    • Employee assistance program
    • Extended health care
    • Flexible schedule
    • Life insurance
    • On-site parking
    • Paid time off
    • Vision care
    • Work-life balance
    • Professional development opportunities
    • A collaborative team culture that supports making a difference in the lives of our clients

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: $40.66-$46.70 per hour

    Flexible Language Requirement:

    • French not required

    Schedule:

    • Day shift
    • Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week

    Education:

    • Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

    Licence/Certification:

    • license with your provincial regulatory body? (required)
    • drivers license, and do you possess a reliable vehicle? (required)

    Work Location: On the road

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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Posting Date: January, 2025

The Opportunity: Occupational Therapist, Permanent Part-Time

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for holistic assessment and intervention in the area of critical life skills required for independent living. The emphasis of intervention is to assist the individuals to develop skills, restore function and independence, maintainability, and promote health and safety. Interventions may include assessment/consultation, direct treatment/rehabilitation toward client-determined goals, teaching/training of clients or their caregivers, and advocacy.

About us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:
    • Complete clinically relevant assessments of the client/family and their environment.
    • Develop a care plan with the client and family based on the assessment
    • Document and communicate care plan as well as client care activity per college standards
    • Implement strategies or interventions according to realistic client-centered outcomes
    • Document client care activity concisely and accurately, according to College guidelines and Carefor standards
    • Utilize practices supported by evidence and research to achieve realistic, client-centered outcomes
    • Use proactive preventative measures, early intervention, client/caregiver education, and self-management support to facilitate independence, community integration and aging at home
    • Play an integral role in promoting independence and facilitating the safe provision of care in the home
    • Assist with and complete applications for funding of equipment and renovations.
    • Refer clients to appropriate community resources and programs, as well other disciplines as necessary
  • Qualifications
    • Registration with the College of Occupational Therapy of Ontario
    • Excellent time management and organizational skills and able to work independently
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Strong skills in critical thinking, decision-making and analysis
    • The ability to work collaboratively with case managers, clients, families and other caregivers to provide service
    • Possession of a valid driver’s license (G2 level) and use of a reliable vehicle
    • 2–5 years clinical practice experience preferred
    • ADP Certification strongly preferred
    • Experience in community health
    • Bilingualism (French/English) is considered an asset

    Education:

    • Master’s Degree (required)

    Licence/Certification:

    • license with your provincial regulatory body (required)
    • drivers license, and do you possess a reliable vehicle(required)

    Work Location: In Person

  • What We Have to Offer You
    • Competitive base salary
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Health and Dental benefits
    • Disability insurance
    • Employee assistance program
    • Extended health care
    • Flexible schedule
    • Life insurance
    • On-site parking
    • Paid time off
    • Vision care
    • Work-life balance
    • Professional development opportunities
    • A collaborative team culture that supports making a difference in the lives of our clients

    Job Types:Part-time, Permanent

    Salary: $40.66-$46.70 per hour

    Flexible Language Requirement:

    • French not required

    Schedule:

    • Day shift
    • Expected hours: No less than 45 hrs/Bi-weekly

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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Posting Date: December 2024

As a Personal Support Worker, you will make an impact on the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential at Carefor Health and Community Services.

At Carefor we are in ongoing need of Personal Support Workers to support our clients in their homes and in retirement settings. You will be providing them with care and support so they can stay at their own homes longer and more safely.

About us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:
    • Assist in the activities of daily living including eating, dressing, transferring, grooming, and bathing
    • Provide laundering of clothes and linens
    • Provide light cleaning
    • Provide respite care
    • Provide light meal preparation
    • Provide cognitive, social, and compassionate support
    • Document reports for clients on their plan of care and any changes in the behaviour of daily routines
    • Other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Supervisor in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety legislation, regulations, and Carefor policies and procedures.
  • Qualifications
    • Ontario Certified Personal Support Worker Certificate and/or National Association of Career Colleges (NAC) Certificate, or Certificate in Home Support Worker (Level II, III), or Developmental Service Worker program, Health Care Aide, Foreign-Trained BScN , Paramedic Graduate, BScN Nursing Student, or second year RPN student.
    • Clear Vulnerable Sector check (obtained within previous six months)
    • Up to date immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella, and hepatitis
    • Negative tuberculosis test
    • Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
    • First Aid CPR is considered an asset
    • Are capable of making a commitment of at least 15 hours/week
    • Are flexible to accommodate day shifts from 7:00 am-3:00 pm or evening shifts from 3:00 pm-11:00 pm and commit to shifts every second weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). To support planning, we will always make your schedule available two weeks in advance.
    • See the possibilities in others and can support them to reach their full potential
    • Are comfortable using technology, such as a smartphone, for communication and work purposes
    • Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
    • Have strong interpersonal and customer focus skills
    • Have physical fitness sufficient to perform tasks that are necessary for the position, e.g. lifting/transferring clients
    • Are compassionate, empathetic, and creative
    • Have a desire to advocate for others and impact their community
  • What We Have to Offer You
    • Competitive wages (in addition to the Provincial government $3/hr. wage enhancement)
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Premiums for evening and weekend shifts
    • Pay in lieu of benefits and vacation
    • Paid Travel and time
    • Paid 3-day orientation
    • Paid professional development and training
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Smartphone
    • All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Flexible work schedules
    • Convenience to work in an area that is close to your home
    • 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
    • Opportunities for growth

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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Posting Date: December 23, 2024

As a Personal Support Worker, you will make an impact on the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential at Carefor Health & Community Services.

At Carefor we are in ongoing need of Personal Support Workers to support our clients in their homes and in retirement settings. You will be providing them with care and support so they can stay at their own homes longer and more safely.

En tant que préposé aux services de soutien personnel, vous aurez un impact sur la vie des autres et vous vous sentirez valorisé, respecté, écouté et habilité à réaliser votre potentiel chez Carefor Health & Community Services.

Chez Carefor, nous avons continuellement besoin de préposés aux services de soutien à la personne pour soutenir nos clients à leur domicile et dans les milieux de retraite. Vous leur apporterez soins et soutien afin qu’ils puissent rester à la maison plus longtemps et en toute sécurité.

About us

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Carefor est le plus grand organisme sans but lucratif de services de soins à domicile et de soutien communautaire de l’Est de l’Ontario, avec plus de 1 600 employés opérant dans les comtés de l’Est, à Ottawa et dans le comté de Pembroke-Renfrew. Auparavant l’Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de Victoria, Carefor offre des services à Ottawa depuis plus de 123 ans. Veuillez visiter notre site Web pour plus d’informations.

Chez Carefor, on sait que notre travail compte et on est fiers de l’impact qu’on a dans la vie des gens. Notre équipe de professionnels offre des soins à nos clients et à leurs familles en mettant l’accent sur la personne dans sa globalité. En travaillant à la maison et dans la communauté, notre équipe a le temps de se connecter et d’apporter de vrais changements qui enrichissent la vie et donnent des choix. En savoir plus sur la collaboration avec Carefor.

Pour notre personnel, nous sommes fiers de les aider à donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes, maintenant et à l’avenir. Grâce à une intégration complète et une formation continue, vous améliorez continuellement votre pratique professionnelle avec Carefor ; et avec le régime de retraite du HOOPP, d’excellents avantages sociaux et un horaire flexible, nous prenons soin de vous et de votre famille.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:
    • Assist in the activities of daily living including eating, dressing, transferring, grooming, and bathing
    • Provide laundering of clothes and linens
    • Provide light cleaning
    • Provide respite care
    • Provide light meal preparation
    • Provide cognitive, social, and compassionate support
    • Document reports for clients on their plan of care and any changes in the behaviour of daily routines
    • Other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Supervisor in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety legislation, regulations, and Carefor policies and procedures.

     

    • Aider aux activités de la vie quotidienne, notamment manger, s’habiller, se déplacer, se laver et prendre son bain.
    • Assurer le blanchissage des vêtements et du linge de maison
      Assurer un nettoyage léger
    • Offrir des soins de répitPréparer des repas légers
    • Fournir un soutien cognitif, social et compatissant
      Documenter les rapports pour les clients sur leur plan de soins et tout changement dans le comportement des routines quotidiennes
    • Autres tâches et tâches connexes assignées par le superviseur conformément à la législation, aux règlements et aux politiques et procédures de Carefor en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail.

     

  • Qualifications
    • Certificate in Home Support Worker (Level II, III), Personal Support Worker or Developmental Service Worker program, Health Care Aide, Foreign-Trained BScN or Doctor, Paramedic Graduate, BScN Nursing Student, or second year RPN student.
    • Your ability to manage confidential information
    • Your ability to work independently
    • Your ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
    • You can provide a Vulnerable Sector check (obtained within the previous six months)
    • You are comfortable working in various social and economic environments
    • You can provide up to date immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella and hepatitis
    • You are comfortable using a smartphone to communicate with clients and Carefor office staff by phone and email
    • You are comfortable using a smartphone for screening and security applications (apps)
    • Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
    • First Aid CPR is considered an asset

     

    • Certificat de travailleur de soutien à domicile (niveau II, III), programme de travailleur de soutien personnel ou de travailleur des services de développement, aide-soignant, BScN ou médecin formé à l’étranger, diplômé paramédical, étudiant en BScN en soins infirmiers ou étudiant en IPA de deuxième année.
    • Votre capacité à gérer les renseignements confidentiels
    • Votre capacité à travailler de façon autonome
    • Votre capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais, tant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral
    • Vous pouvez fournir une vérification de secteur vulnérable (obtenue au cours des six derniers mois)
    • Vous êtes à l’aise de travailler dans divers environnements sociaux et économiques
    • Vous pouvez fournir des vaccins à jour contre la diphtérie, le tétanos, la polio, la rubéole et l’hépatite.
    • Vous êtes à l’aise avec un téléphone intelligent pour communiquer avec les clients et le personnel du bureau de Carefor par téléphone et par courrier électronique.
    • Vous êtes à l’aise avec l’utilisation d’un téléphone intelligent pour les applications de contrôle et de sécurité (applis)
    • Une expérience en soins palliatifs est considérée comme un atout
    • Les premiers soins RCR sont considérés comme un atout.
  • What We Have to Offer You
    • Competitive wages (in addition to the Provincial government $3/hr. wage enhancement)
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Paid 3-day orientation
    • Paid professional development and training
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Smartphone
    • All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
    • Opportunities for growth
    • A collaborative, diverse and inclusive team culture
    • Salaires concurrentiels (en plus de l’amélioration salariale de 3 $/h du gouvernement provincial)
    • Régime de retraite à durée déterminée du Régime de retraite des soins de santé de l’Ontario (HOOPP)
    • Orientation payante de 3 jours
    • Développement professionnel et formation rémunérés
    • Programme d’aide aux employés
    • Téléphone intelligent
    • Tout l’équipement de protection individuelle (ÉPI) requis
    • Assistance des superviseurs de garde 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7
    • Possibilités de croissance
    • Une culture d’équipe collaborative, diversifiée et inclusive

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

Carefor s’engage à offrir un processus de recrutement et de sélection inclusif et sans obstacle. Veuillez nous indiquer dans votre demande si vous avez besoin d’adaptations à n’importe quelle étape du processus de recrutement. Toutes les demandes d’accommodement seront examinées de manière juste et objective afin de garantir que les candidats soient traités avec respect et dignité.

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Posting Date: January, 2025

The Opportunity: Personal Support Worker – Casual

As a Personal Support Worker, you will make an impact on the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential at Carefor Health and Community Services.

At Carefor we are in ongoing need of Personal Support Workers to support our clients in their homes and in retirement settings. You will be providing them with care and support so they can stay at their own homes longer and more safely.

About Us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:

    You will make an impact in the following ways:

    • Assist in the activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, transferring, grooming, and bathing
    • Provide laundering of clothes and linens
    • Provide light cleaning
    • Provide respite care
    • Provide light meal preparation
    • Provide cognitive, social, and compassionate support
    • Document reports for clients on their plan of care and any changes in the behaviour of daily routines
    • Other related duties and tasks as assigned by the supervisor in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety legislation, regulations, and Carefor policies and procedures
  • Qualifications

    We are looking for individuals who:

    • Are capable of making a commitment of at least 15 hours/week
    • Are flexible to accommodate day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or evening shifts from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and commit to shifts every second weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). To support planning, we will always make your schedule available two weeks in advance.
    • See the possibilities in others and support them to reach their full potential
    • Are comfortable using technology, such as a smartphone, for communication and work purposes
    • Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
    • Have strong interpersonal and customer-focused skills
    • Have physical fitness sufficient to perform tasks that are necessary for the position, e.g. lifting/transferring clients
    • Are compassionate, empathetic, and creative
    • Have a desire to advocate for others and impact their community

    You will need to have:

    • Ontario Certified Personal Support Worker Certificate and/or National Association of Career Colleges (NAC) Certificate, or Certificate in Home Support Worker (Level II, III), or Developmental Service Worker program, Health Care Aide, Foreign-Trained BScN or Doctor, Paramedic Graduate, BScN Nursing Student, or second year RPN student.
    • Clear Vulnerable Sector check (obtained within previous six months)
    • Up to date immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella, and hepatitis
    • Negative tuberculosis test
    • Must have a current valid driver’s license and own vehicle insurance policy
    • Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
    • First Aid CPR is considered an asset
  • What We Have to Offer You
    • Competitive wages (in addition to the Provincial government $3/hr. wage enhancement)
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Paid 3-day orientation
    • Paid professional development and training
    • Paid education bursaries
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Smartphone
    • All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
    • Opportunities for growth
    • A collaborative, diverse and inclusive team culture

    Job Types: Casual

    Salary:  $19.67-$24.74 per hour

    Flexible Language Requirement:

    • French not required

    Schedule:

    • Day shift
    • Evening shift
    • Weekends as needed

    Supplemental pay types:

    • Overtime pay

    Language:

    • English (required)

    Licence/Certification:

    • PSW certificate or equivalency (required)
    • Driving Licence (G2/G) (preferred)

    Work Location: In person

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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Posting Date: February 5, 2023

The Opportunity: Registered Nurse, Permanent

Carefor Health & Community Services is in search of a Registered Nurse in Hospice Cornwall who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of their clients in the community. A Registered
Nurse with Carefor is an integral part of the Carefor Health Team and is responsible for the provision and management of nursing care to individuals and/or families in the Hospice.

Please check out this video to get a sense of the values we want to promote and life at Hospice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9GrAQDKqs&t=2s

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:

    As a Registered Nurse Hospice Cornwall, you will make a difference in the lives of your clients by completing relevant assessments and developing care plans based on those assessments with the client and their family. You will implement nursing strategies or interventions according to the care plan and perform technical nursing skills in accordance with nursing principles and
    Carefor’s policies and procedures.
    You will evaluate, document and describe client/family responses to the care plan, and revise the plan as required on an ongoing basis. You will report and discuss the status of your client and their care on a regular basis with other members of the health care team to ensure the most appropriate and relevant care is being administered.

  • Qualifications

    In our fast-paced, responsive, and caring environment, we are looking for a self-starter who has the experience and ability to jump in on day one with energy and enthusiasm.

    The following items describe important experience and competency areas you have demonstrated in your current or previous roles in order to be successful in this role:

    • You are registered in good standing with the College of Nurses in Ontario (CNO)
    • You have excellent high tech skills (CADD Pump)
    • You possess a valid driver’s license and the use of a reliable vehicle
    • You have excellent documentation skills
    • You have the ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary practice
    • You use the Nursing Process toward holistic case management care
    • You have excellent problem solving skills and the ability to adapt nursing to independent practice
    • You use your knowledge, skill, and judgement to support your clients and team members in the continuum of care
    • You take initiative and you are passionate about caring for your clients

    If you have the following, it would be considered an additional asset:

    • Ability to converse in both official languages (English/French)
    • Experience in palliative care
    • You have LEAP training or are willing to take part as a requirement to palliative care provision
    • Experience in community healthcare
    Flexible Language Requirement:
    • French not required

    Schedule:

    • 8-hour shift
    • Day shift
    • Evening shift
    • Night shift

    Licence/Certification:

    • Nursing license (RN) through the CNO (required)
    • Driver’s License and Reliable Vehicle (required)

    Work Location: In-Person

  • What We Have to Offer You

    • Competitive base salary
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Health and Dental benefits
    • Work-life balance
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Professional development opportunities
    • A collaborative team culture that supports making a difference in the lives of our clients

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: $32.46-$44.63 per hour

About us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years.

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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Posting Date: February 7, 2024

The Opportunity: Personal Support Worker, Permanent

As a Personal Support Worker, you will make an impact on the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential at Carefor Health and Community Services.

At Carefor we are in ongoing need of Personal Support Workers to support our clients in their homes and in retirement settings. You will be providing them with care and support so they can stay at their own homes longer and more safely.

Job Description
  • What You Will Do:

    The Personal Support Worker is a critical role within our communities as it positively affects the lives of clients and ignites the warmth of human connection. You will be making a difference in the lives of your clients each day by providing personal care, delegated exercise programs, and activities of daily living (ADLs) as prescribed by each client’s individual care plan while collaborating with all members of the health care team to meet the needs of individuals to attain their optimal level of independence and well-being.

    You will make an impact on the lives of clients in the following ways:

    • Assist in the activities of daily living including eating, dressing, transferring, toileting, grooming, and bathing
    • Provide cognitive, social, and compassionate support
    • Document reports for clients on their plan of care and any changes in the behavior of daily routines

    To provide optimal service to our clients as a Part-Time Personal Support Worker, we require that you are capable of making a commitment to accommodate 37.5 hours bi weekly. Must be able to work on shift rotations days and evening and weekends, every second weekend.

    A standard schedule will be respected, subject to changes as required by program demand, changes in client visits and caseload. To support planning, we offer you a schedule 2 weeks in advance.

  • Qualifications
    • Certificate in Home Support Worker (Level II, III), Personal Support Worker or Developmental Service Worker program, Health Care Aide, Foreign-Trained BScN or Doctor, Paramedic Graduate, BScN Nursing Student, or second year RPN student.
    • National Academy of Careers Colleges Certificate, if applicable
    • Your ability to manage confidential information
    • Your ability to work independently
    • Your ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
    • You can provide a Vulnerable Sector check (obtained within the previous six months)
    • You are comfortable working in various social and economic environments
    • You can provide up to date immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella and hepatitis
    • You are comfortable using a smartphone to communicate with clients and Carefor office staff by phone and email
    • You are comfortable using a smartphone for screening and security applications (apps)
    • Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
  • What We Have to Offer You

    • Competitive wages (in addition to the Provincial government $3/hr. wage enhancement)
    • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
    • Paid 3-day orientation
    • Paid professional development and training
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Smartphone
    • All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
    • Opportunities for growth
    • A collaborative, diverse and inclusive team culture

    Job Types: Part Time, Permanent

    Salary:  $16.55 per hour

    Flexible Language Requirement:

    • French not required

    Schedule:

    • Day shift
    • Evening shift
    • Weekends as needed

    Supplemental pay types:

    • Overtime pay

    Language:

    • English (required)

    Licence/Certification:

    • PSW certificate or equivalency (required)
    • Driving Licence (G2/G) (preferred)

    Work Location: In person

About us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years.

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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