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Job Title:

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER, CPT

Posted Date:

2025-11-21

Closing Date:

2025-11-27

Functional Discipline:

MEDICINE ONCOLOGY

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 42142NC

JOB TITLE: PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER, CPT
STATUS: CASUAL PART TIME
DEPARTMENT: MEDICINE ONCOLOGY 3B
LOCATION: MAROTTA FAMILY HOSPITAL, ST. CATHARINES SITE
HOURS OF WORK: ON CALL AS NEEDED, 12-HOUR DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS

POSTING DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2025
CLOSING DATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2025

UNION: SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S INTERNATIONAL UNION-SERVICE
WAGE RANGE: $28.973 TO $30.364 PER HOUR

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 2

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
The Personal Support Worker functions as a nursing team member assisting the patients in the Hospital to meet their basic physical, social, and emotional needs, along with any other duties that may be required within the scope of the classification. Shift rotations are subject to change.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
o Successful completion of the Personal Support Worker Program or equivalent education as a RN student completion of year 2 or
greater, RPN student completion of term 2 or greater
o Recent related clinical experience in a hemodialysis environment
o Current knowledge of Infection Control Practices and the use of personal safety apparel
o Basic knowledge of medical terminology sufficient to read and understand patient records and identify the proper equipment to
be utilized
o Current knowledge of the proper procedures for threading, priming, disinfecting and dialysis machines
o Safe transfer and lifting knowledge and skills for safe patient portering and lifting an asset
o Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients, families and other members of the
healthcare team
o Evidence of effective customer service, organizational, interpersonal, communication, judgment and decision-making skills
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision
o Must be available for all shifts
o Consistent and regular attendance required
o Proficiency in both official languages (English and French) will be considered an asset

Questions, quoting the job posting number may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment 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.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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