Renal Assistant

**Req ID**:194186**
**Location**:Northern** Zone,**Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital**
**Department**:REN Dialysis SHMH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly PT** (**90%**) x 2**
**CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:9-Jan-25**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Renal Program Manager and working under the direction of a Registered Nurse or delegate, the Renal Assistant is responsible for assisting nursing staff with set up and dismantling of dialysis machines and equipment to facilitate efficient operation of the hemodialysis unit and acute dialysis in the Intensive Care Unit, ordering stock and special supplies to adequately stock the unit and assisting with patient care activities such as transfers, lifts and weighing patients.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Grade XII or Equivalent
- Previous experience in dialysis and clinical/acute care setting an asset
- Experience in a computerized environment preferred
- Technical aptitude and mechanical inclination
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- WHMIS practices for acute care setting
- Knowledge of Infection Control procedures
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- x2 permanent, part-time positions, 67.5 hrs bi-weekly

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$22.62 - $24.67 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.