Unit Aide, Picu

2 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company**: IWK Health**:
**Requisition ID**:157224**
**Location**:Halifax**
**Type of Employment**:Casual Relief x **1** position(s)**
**Start Date**:ASAP**
**Union Status**:Unifor Service**, **Support** Bargaining Unit**
**Compensation**: $**20.0321****:

- **$**21.584**/hour**
**Closing Date**:28 May 2023** (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)**:
**Department/Program**:PICU, Children's Health Program

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**:
Under the direction of the Manager, the Unit Aide works within a team to provide a safe, clean environment for all patients and their families being served by the service/unit. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Primary role in ordering supplies for the service/unit.
- Cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with approved guidelines.
- Assist with unit quality initiatives within the roles and responsibilities of a Unit Aide.
- Complete monthly Workplace Inspection Report (as required); initiate action for needed repairs or safety issues and report to appropriate person.
- Ensure patient rooms are clean and tidy.
- Leadership role in ordering non-stock items.
- Maintain equipment required for the unit.
- Transport defective equipment to Biomedical Engineering.
- Deliver requisitions, specimens, x-rays, etc. as required.

**Hours of Work**:
Monday - Friday, weekends; Rotating shifts as per self-scheduling guidelines.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
- Previous Unit Aide experience preferred.
- Good communication skills required.
- Commitment to Family Centred Care required.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize work effectively.
- Knowledge of IWK Health fire response regulations required.
- Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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 Support 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. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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