Unit Assistant, Dialysis

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Unit Assistant, Dialysis

**Competition #**:

- PF AC 488/25

**Posting Date**:

- 03/03/2025

**Status**:

- Active

**Type**:

- External

**DESCRIPTION**

**The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority**
Our Vision
We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
Our Mission
We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
Our Values
Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other

**Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service**

**Unit Assistant**
**PF Dialysis Unit Assistant_01**

**Closing Date**:

- 03/10/2025

**Facility / Site**:

- Pine Falls Health Complex

**Posting Type**:

- Permanent

**Position Type**:

- Full-Time

**Hours of Work**:

- Days

**Term Dates**:
**FTE**:

- 1.0000

**Union Group**:

- MGEU Community Support

**Wage / Salary**:

- As per applicable collective agreement

**Position Summary**:As a member of the health care team, the Unit Assistant performs duties related to patient/ client care in accordance with established polices. The Unit Assistant must be able to function effectively in a dynamic and demanding environment.

The position of Unit Assistant functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake - Eastern Regional Health Authority.

**Qualifications**:

- Ward Clerk Certification from a recognized educational institute required
- Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized educational institute required
- Current certification in BCLS or obtain within three (3) months of commencing employment (excludes Personal Care Home)
- Demonstrates knowledge in the use of equipment required for patient/resident care
- Demonstrated competency utilizing an electronic health record
- Proficiency with MS Office (Word Excel, etc.)
- Previous experience scheduling in Ambulatory Care Clinics (applicable to Pain Clinic only)
- Previous dialysis work experience required (applicable to Dialysis positions only)
- Demonstrated experience in Aria charting system (applicable to Cancer Care positions only)
- Previous Day Surgery work experience required (applicable to Day Surgery positions only)
- Demonstrated experience in SIMS charting system (applicable to Day Surgery positions only)
- Previous Operating Room work experience required (applicable to Operating Room positions only)
- Demonstrated experience in EDIS (Emergency Department Information System) (applicable to Selkirk Regional Health Centre Emergency Department only).
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and written communication
- Demonstrates interpersonal skills through clear communication and positive behavior within the Respectful Workplace Policy
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
- Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities
- Ability to respect and promote confidentiality
- Ability to respect and promote a cultural diverse population
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security checks
- Satisfactory employment record

**As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.**

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.