Mdr Aide

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:148971
**Department/Program**:Medical Device Reprocessing, Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
**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**: $21.6771**:

- **$24.5564 /hour
**Closing Date**: February 7, 2023 (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 Director, Quality, Patient Safety and Experience, the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician (MDRT) performs procedural duties relating to the provision of safe surgical equipment. The MDRT is responsible for the retrieval, disassembly, decontamination, inspection, function testing, assembly, packaging, sterilization, handling, storage and distribution of reprocessed hospital patient care equipment and surgical instrumentation as well as the documentation of all processes. These duties are carried out in adherence to Canadian Standards Association (CSA), manufacturer’s instructions for use (MIFU'S), departmental policies and procedures, departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOP's) and standards/best practice guidelines for infection prevention and control.

**Hours of Work**:
All shifts as per rotation (24/7 environment)

**Your Qualifications**:

- Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
- Successful completion of a recognized MDR Technician’s course required; OR willingness to obtain and complete within 18 months of hire.
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology required.
- Previous sterile processing experience preferred.
- MDR Certification preferred.
- Operating Room and/or laparoscopy instrumentation/cidex OPA scope processing experience an asset.
- Responsible, dependable, able to take initiative, and sound decision-making skills required.
- Ability to work independently without supervision required.
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a team environment.
- Competency in other languages an asset; French preferred.

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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