Resident Care Worker (Temporary Full-Time) - Summerset Manor - 169688

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Resident Care Worker

Health PEI

Location – Summerset Manor, Summerside

Full-Time Temporary (UPSE) Position

(Commencing Immediately to July 2027 With Possible Extension)

Are you ready to make meaningful connections and drive impact in a growing healthcare organization? At Health PEI, we offer more than a job - we’re inviting you to join a dynamic workplace committed to creating meaningful changes. From hospitals to community care and beyond, you’ll play a pivotal role in attracting top-tier health professionals and building a workforce that supports the evolving needs of Prince Edward Island. With access to training and development resources, leadership opportunities, and a collaborative environment, this is your chance to thrive while making a real difference in the lives of others. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of healthcare, we want to hear from you.

Health PEI values the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that a diverse, equitable and inclusive work-place culture can bring. Not only does this help us deliver better outcomes, more innovation, but it also creates a safer space for our patients when our employees are more reflective of the communities we serve. It is important for us to create an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI a better more inclusive employer and healthcare system. We recognize we have more work to do but finding intentional ways to grow our understanding and support of those who have faced barriers due to accessibility, ethnicity, ancestry, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, language or other grounds is a key priority for us. We encourage underrepresented groups to join our team, be yourself, and help us achieve our vision for an inclusive workplace and healthcare system.

The incumbent will assist, under supervision of Registered Nurse or delegate, with the basic nursing care of residents in a long-term care setting. The Resident Care Worker is the personal care provider for residents within the Long-Term Care setting. The purpose of their position is to provide professional, high quality, holistic care in a manner that considers the residents’ physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs. A primary responsibility is to deliver person-centered care.

Duties will include:
The Resident Care Worker will use the skills and competencies within their scope of practice in the performance of job duties and tasks, as an integral member of the nursing care team and is responsible for working to their full scope of practice. This position will require shift work including weekends.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school Diploma or equivalent as recognized by the Employer
• Resident Care Worker certification program or equivalent as recognized by the Employer
• Good Communication and Judgement Skills
• Capable of sustained physical activity
• Additional Training in dementia care or palliative is an asset

Other Qualifications:

• Experience in long term care is preferred.
• Experience in Alzheimer and related dementia preferred.
• Additional relevant education and experience preferred.

Please Note: Please ensure the application clearly demonstrates how you meet the noted qualifications as applicants will be screened based on the information provided. The successful candidate will be the only individual receiving written notification of competition results. The "Notification of Successful Candidates" list posted on the Employment Opportunity board will serve to inform all other applicants of competition results.

Applicants are expected to complete the full length of this assignment unless appointed to a permanent position.

Salary Range: $27.10 - $29.47 per hour
Bi-Weekly Hours: 75 hours Bi-weekly / Rotating Shifts.
Posting ID: 169688-0725SMTI
Closing Date: Tuesday November 24, 2026 at 4:00pm

Where possible, submitting an electronic resume or job application is preferred. Otherwise, applications may be submitted by mail to the PEI Public Service Commission at either P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8, or c/o ACCESS PEI/ACCÈS Î.-P.-É., 120 Heather Moyse Drive, Summerside, PE C1N 5L2. Applications may also be sent by fax to (902) 368-4383 or (902) 888-8083. As receipt of faxed applications cannot be guaranteed, applicants are encouraged to confirm receipt by telephone or in person prior to the closing date. Please ensure the appropriate Job Posting ID number is included on all application materials. Applications may be submitted online, and application forms may be obtained at www.jobspei.ca, any ACCESS PEI/ACCÈS Î.-P.-É. location, PEI Government office, Regional Services Centre, or by telephone at (902) 368-4080 or (902) 888-8013.