Unit Aide

2 weeks ago


Bridgewater, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:142493**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **South Shore Regional Hospital**
**Department**:OPWZ EMG Emergency SSRH**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Casual Relief** **(**3%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Support** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:21-Nov-22**

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**:
The Unit Aide has an important role within the health care team. Reporting directly to the Health Services Manager, the Unit Aide is responsible for stocking and maintaining all supplies and equipment to meet the needs of patients in their designated work area. An understanding of the basic principles of infection control is essential and key to providing a safe environment for patients and staff alike. This role also provides indirect and direct support for patient care under direction of licensed nursing staff - RN/LPN

**About You**:

- ** 1** 20 **% **Stocking and Maintenance of Supplies
Put supplies away; replenish areas with requested supplies. Rotate stock; check expiry dates; return/dispose of outdated supplies. Note stock which is on back order and follow-up with appropriate others. Maintains linen quota and distribution, liase with laundry as required. Empty linen hampers and bedside garbage as needed. Identify and report the need for equipment repairs. Tidy rooms/areas as required.
- ** 2 **25 **%** Provide Safe Environment for Patients and Staff
Understand the basic infection control principles. Provide new supplies, such as tissues, straws, etc. to each patient. Ensure soiled items are disposed of in proper containers. Clean and disinfect patient’s bedside equipment such as IV poles, IV pumps, bedside tables, bed and bedrails regularly and between patients. Wash hands using proper technique in hand washing. Adhere to Health Canadas Guidelines for Infection Control - routine practices and additional precautions for preventing transmission of infection in health care.

**3 **15 **% **Cleaning and Disinfecting Utensils/Trays/Equipment
Clean utensils/tray/equipment. Disinfect utensils/tray/equipment. Send to sterile processing department for processing, packaging, and sterilization. Check packages of sterile products for expiry dates and damage, discard outdated stock. Store sterilized equipment and supplies in an appropriate areas.

**4** 40 **% **Patient Care Activities
Assist with patient care (weigh patients, set patient up with basins, assist with patient baths, shaves, feeds, positioning, lifts and transfers) and records intake and output. Answer patient call bells and assist as appropriate. Make beds. Assist with delivery of meal trays and set up as required. Assist patients with toileting and collect specimens as directed.

**Hours**:

- Casual relief
- Shifts will need include days, nights and weekends

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$18.66 - $20.19 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 Support 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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