Unit Aide

Position Profile:
**Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.**

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

Right now we’re looking for a **Unit Aide** to work in our **Maternal & Child Program**.

**Employment Status**:Part-time
**Duration (if contract)**:If the posting is not for a contract, please ensure the field is deleted from the posting.
**Hours of Work**:12 hour weekday and weekend shifts
**Location**:
**Labour Group**:NOWU
**Reporting Relationship**:Manager, Birthing Unit

**Hourly Rate**:$26.356 - $26.877

**Responsibilities**:
Unit Aide duties within Birthing Unit:

- Ensure that the supply and delivery carts are stocked
- Work with the team to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks are completed
- Transportation of clean stretchers, carts, medical/surgical equipment/supplies, patients, specimen etc.
- Appropriate distribution and collection of supplies, equipment, instruments, trays, etc.
- Ensure that sufficient supplies are on hand for patient care
- Act as a liaison with SPD, stores, JCI and BU team members
- Ensure special order supplies are stocked and available
- Ensure all BU rooms are stocked and reset after each discharge
- Ensure triage supplies, carts and rooms are stocked
- Work co-operatively and constructively with all department team members.
- Help move the patient from BU to MBU including assisting with patient transfers
- Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment including cleaning equipment, ensuring equipment is functional and all attachments are connected and functioning.
- Notify manager/designate about broken equipment repairs or replacement and initiate the reporting and transportation of broken equipment to Biomedical Engineering or Maintenance as required
- Have knowledge of key clinical supplies used in the area
- Respond to other duties as assigned.
- Support OR readiness by assisting OR Environmental Attendant
- Ability to respond to Code White, Blue and Pink.
- Provide evidence of ongoing satisfactory attendance.
- Participate in quality assurance activities.
- Support other clinical areas in the Maternal and Child Program

**Requirements**:

- Completion of minimum high school grade 12 and able to produce a diploma of completion is required.
- CSAO or Sterile Supply Processing certificate preferred
- Understand and adhere to hospital policies and procedures including Infection Control policies, uniform dress code, cell phones and all other devices and
mandatory legislation such as; Human Rights Code, Confidentiality policies and health and safety procedures.
- Two years of recent related hospital medical/surgical supply experience preferred.
- Hospital experience preferred and knowledge of medical terminology is an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to speak, read and interpret the English language (written and verbal)
- Demonstrated ability to use positive communication skills with patients, families and colleagues
- Knowledge of the Wilson site for delivery of urgent specimens or equipment
- Knowledge and understanding of the stores process for stock and non-stock items
- Knowledge and skill for transfers and lifts on a bed, stretcher and from a bed to wheelchair
- Maintain proper order for equipment and supplies
- Knowledge of safe handling of sharps and biomedical waste
- Ability to demonstrate understanding in order to carry out instructions in written, oral and/or diagram form.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and use problem-solving skills.
- Good working knowledge of medical supplies and sterilization.
- Able to handle stressful situations in a very fast-paced environment.
- IPAC precautions and associated disinfection of equipment and supplies
- Physically able to push stretchers, lift and store linen and surgical supplies
- Demonstrated ability to cope with long periods of time with physical demands such