Unit Aide

4 hours ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
The Opportunity

We are seeking a Unit Aide to join our team in the Emergency Department. As a Unit Aide, you will play a vital role in providing a safe and clean environment for our patients and families.

Responsibilities include:

  • Cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with infection control guidelines
  • Ensuring unit and family rooms are clean and tidy
  • Maintaining supplies and equipment required for the unit
  • Transporting defective equipment to Biomedical Engineering
  • Assisting Ward Clerks in delivering requisitions, specimens, x-rays, etc.

Hours of Work

This is a rotating schedule position, with Wednesdays from [insert time] to [insert time], and weekends from [insert time] to [insert time].

Your Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • A minimum High School Diploma or GED
  • Previous Unit Aide experience is preferred
  • Good communication skills
  • A commitment to Family Centred Care
  • The ability to organize and prioritize work effectively
  • Knowledge of Health Centre fire response regulations
  • Competency in other languages is considered an asset, with French preferred

About Us

We are 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 [insert number] employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across [insert location].

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 and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Why Work with Us

We are committed to promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

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