Care Team Assistant, Children's Day Surgery

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:179553
**Department/Program**:Day Surgery & Recovery Room, Children's Surgical & Critical Care
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT (100% FTE) until 01/03/2026 x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: 06/02/2024
**Union Status**: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $23.7076**:

- **$26.6027 /hour
**Closing Date**: May 2, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, the Care Team Assistant is a member of an interdisciplinary care team, collaborating on the delivery of care to meet the needs of patients/families. The individual in this role supports the work of RNs, LPNs, AAs, and Physicians. The Care Team Assistant is responsible for providing a range of direct care and indirect care services to support the care of patients, their families, and their environment, not limited to assisting patients with ambulation, personal care, procedure assistance and navigation assistance. These services are provided under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN)/Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in accordance with their designated college’s supervision guidelines. The type of supervision (direct or indirect) will depend on the complexity of the task or procedure being assigned, the stability of the patient and the skill level of the Team Assistant performing it.

**Hours of Work**:
Weekday Shifts 0630-1430 M-F; 0730-1530 Wednesdays during the Academic Year (Sept - June).

**Your Qualifications**:

- Minimum high school diploma or GED required.
- Graduate from an approved Continuing Care Assistant program and Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification required.
- Current successful completion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate
- Minimum one (1) year pediatric experience (within the previous 4 years) required.
- Previous health care experience is required.
- Previous experience working in a perioperative setting an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team and to accept direction and supervision.
- Demonstrated professional and mature manner.
- Must have effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective time management and organizational skills required.
- Demonstrated judgment, problem solving skills and strong decision-making ability within scope of employment.
- Demonstrated initiative within the scope of their employment.
- Ability to respond to physical demands (i.e. Support during ambulation).
- Demonstrated interest in continuing education.

**_

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health. We will only contact those applicants selected for interview/testing. Applicants we invite to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
Please note: our offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

**_

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