Position: Personal Support Worker Department: Regional Dementia Care Service, Specialized Adult Rehabilitation & Transitional Service

Nickel Lodge is a 16-bed Specialized Adult Rehabilitation and Transitional Service that offers a recovery-oriented, person-centered environment for individuals experiencing mental illness and/or concurrent substance use disorders, focusing on psychiatric rehabilitation through holistic, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care. Oak Lodge, an 18-bed Specialized Dementia Care Program at Kirkwood Place, provides individualized care for patients with dementia experiencing responsive behaviours, working closely with families and community partners across Northeastern Ontario to enhance quality of life and support safe transitions. Together, Nickel and Oak Lodges emphasize dignity, personhood, and individualized support, creating compassionate care environments that help patients achieve their goals and transition to the most appropriate setting.

QUALIFICATIONS

Certification/Experience/Knowledge:

• Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent required
• Personal Support Worker Certificate, HealthCare Aide Certificate or completion of minimum second (2nd) semester in a recognized nursing program required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) Certificate required (recent within the last twelve months)
• Understanding of best practices in Responsive Behaviours in Dementia required
• Current Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate an asset
• Educational assets:
  • UFIRST
  • Montessori Methods for Dementia
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • Mental Health First Aid

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to support daily routines through direct support, prompting and encouragement required
• Understanding of trauma informed care principles and able to apply within all relationships and interactions
• Demonstrates skills in activating and supporting individuals with serious mental illness and concurrent disorders
• Excellent level of interpersonal skills required
• Excellent level of written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the health team required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision required
• Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide care to acute/rehab patients required
• Must be a motivated, flexible and organized individual with patience, tact and an understanding of the special needs of the elderly
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing education required
• Basic computer skills required
• Must demonstrate commitment to ensure your safety, the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers and visitors
• Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
• Good attendance and work record required
• Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required *All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.

Pay rate, benefits and other terms and conditions are as per the CUPE 139 Collective Agreement

North Bay Regional Health Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER