Unit Aide

2 days ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:193659
**Department/Program**:Operating Room Main, Children's Surgical & Critical Care
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Unifor Service, Support Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $21.0646 **-**$23.1291 /hour
**Closing Date**: December 29, 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**:
Under the direction of the Clinical Leader, the Unit Aide/MDR Aide works within a team to provide a safe, clean environment for all patients and their families being served by the Pediatric OR Suite.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with approved guidelines
- Clean and autoclave reusable surgical equipment as necessary
- Clean and reprocess reusable airway equipment as necessary
- Ensuring operating rooms are clean and tidy
- Maintain supplies and equipment required for the unit
- Transporting defective equipment to Biomedical Engineering
- Assist with change over of OR theatres between cases; checks theatres at the end of the day to ensure correct equipment is in each room
- Pick supplies for surgical cases as required
- Order, stock and restock supplies
- Assist with patient transfers as required
- Assist with movement of equipment such as microscopes, neuro equipment, etc
- Assisting Ward Clerks in delivering requisitions, specimens, x-rays, etc
- Liaise with MDR Techs as needed
- Other related duties

**Hours of Work**:
Monday - Friday (occasional weekends); 0700-1500; 0900-1700; 1200 - 2000

**Your Qualifications**:

- Minimum High School Diploma or GED required
- Sterile Processing course/experience preferred, or willingness to obtain MDR course within 18 months of accepting position is required
- Previous Unit Aide experience preferred
- Demonstrated good communication skills required
- Commitment to Family Centred Care required
- Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively
- Knowledge of Health Centre fire response regulations required
- Computer skills an asset
- Competencies in other languages 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.

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