Maternal/child Aide and Maternal or Aide

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $26.68 - $26.68 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for nearly two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

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Detailed Overview: Under the supervision of the Manager, Clinical Services or designate, performs a variety of duties associated with the Family Birthing Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Child/Youth Services or the Maternal Operating Room (OR), such as checking, cleaning and stocking of supplies and equipment; checking the anaesthetic supplies in the anaesthetic epidural carts and drawers and restocking the Maternal OR anaesthetic equipment and drawers according to established written procedures; setting up sterile delivery tables; and transporting mothers and mothers-to-be. Performs a variety of clerical duties such as assembling charts, maintaining paper chart supplies and ordering a variety of forms. Responsibilities:

- Identifies equipment required and sets up sterile delivery tables using sterile techniques.
- Checks all drawers, cupboards, procedure carts, overhead warmers, and patient rooms to ensure appropriate supplies are available; restocks where necessary.
- Checks and puts away supplies and equipment received from Central Processing Department (CPD) and other departments.
- Maintains the anaesthetic supplies in the epidural cart drawers, including restocking, removing and replacing outdated medications from ward stock.
- Maintains and stocks unit supply of sterile and unsterile supplies and equipment, including breastfeeding equipment, for the department according to established quotas.
- Rotates stock and returns outdates to Central Processing Department for reprocessing according to established procedures.
- Checks oxygen therapy supplies, entonox delivery system and replaces filters; cleans, reassembles and performs quality assurance checks on infant resucitation units by re-assembling oxygen and suction equipment and assuring its functionality. Reports malfunctioning equipment to the manager/CRN/delegate. Records bio-medical repairs by entering into appropriate log book; assures repaired equipment is returned to service.
- Maintains and rotates stock of IV solutions, supplies and equipment related to oxygen therapy, and non-control medications; returns outdates to appropriate department according to established procedures.
- Collects used instruments, counts against the standard and returns instruments to CPD for reprocessing. Returns used anaesthetic equipment such as ECG leads and masks to CPD for cleaning and sterilization.
- Performs initial light cleaning and tidying up duties in readiness for Housekeeping Department''s involvement.
- Prepares the room ready for the next case by restocking with supplies and equipment up to the required number.
- Transports patients within the department as required, either by wheelchair or stretcher.
- Maintains stocks of stationary supplies, including assembling of patient charts, according to established procedures.
- Cleans and reassembles equipment such as suction machines, tourniquet cuffs, anaesthetic machines and carts, and infant warmers, in accordance with established procedures.
- Delivers Operating Room (OR) case carts with required supplies and equipment to the Maternal OR; following conclusion of operative procedures, collects instrument sets, equipment and supplies from Maternal OR and returns to Central Processing Department.
- Cleans isolettes and bassinettes as per protocol.