Peri-operative Unit Aide

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

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital and 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 Hospital, 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 Hospital 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 Hospital, 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

We're looking for a
**Peri-Operative Unit Aide** to work in our
**Pre-Operative, SDC, and PACU units within the Surgical Program**.

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Programs - Surgical Daycare & Pre-Op:
**Responsibilities**:

- Ensuring that the areas and Supply carts are stocked, replacing linen, supplies, etc.
- Transporting patients within & to Surgical Services
- Other stocking duties as assigned.
- Transporting clean/soiled linen, medical surgical /supplies, patients, patient belongings specimens etc.
- Ensuring that all empty Bays are equipped with a clean stretcher
- Assisting pre-op patients with way finding to pre-operative change rooms
- Working with the volunteers in navigating patients in the pre-operative area

**Requirements**:

- Grade 12 education or equivalent.
- Two years of recent related hospital medical/surgical supply experience required.
- Medical Device Reprocessing (MDRD) or Sterile Supply Processing certificate preferred.
- Working knowledge of medical supplies and sterilization equipment required.
- Pre-Operative Service experience is a strong asset.
- Ability to operate with training, machinery, ie sterilizers.
- Able to handle physical requirements of the job (ability to lift 25-30 pounds repeatedly).
- Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.
- 0600 - 1400
- 0900 - 1700
- 1000 - 1800
- 1300 - 2100

**Hourly rate**:$22.741 - $24.135/hour

**Employee Group**:NOWU

**Why Humber? Why Now?**

Humber River Hospital is on an exciting transformation journey of redefining patient care, as we leverage the most advanced technologies to enhance all aspects of delivering high-quality, safe care. We continue to build a people-centered workplace with excellent staff and physician engagement by hiring passionate, diverse and inclusive healthcare professionals. People who care and encompass our values of Compassion, Professionalism and Respect. People who are committed to making a positive difference.

We are a
**Huron Consulting** hospital, focused on building our evidence-based leadership practice and hardwiring a culture that WOWs.

Humber River Hospital is a member of the
**Toronto Academic Health Science Network** (TAHSN), which is a dynamic network of academic health organizations providing leading edge research, teaching and clinical care.

We have collaborated with TAHSN member institutions in addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our membership in TAHSN supports our strategic pillar of advancing Humber River Hospital as a community academic hospital.

Humber River Hospital was the recipient of the
**2021 Excellence in Patient Safety Award** by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. This award recognizes teams that are committed to improving patient safety within a healthcare environment, through leadership, innovation, culture, and best practises.

Why? Because at Humber River Hospital, we know it is our people and our ability to innovate that allows us to consistently deliver a great patient experience and the best quality outcomes. After all, we are the hospital that believes
**exceptional care...healthier community.**
- Humber River Hospital is committed to inclusion and diversity. We believe that diversity drives our culture of innovation. By bringing together a variety of different perspectives, it fuels our creative thinking, generates new ideas and creates solutions designed to address tomorrow's healthcare challenges today. We take pride in providing professional development and career advancement opportunities for our employees including minorities, women, veterans and individuals with physical and developmental disabilities. We also provide accommodation to applicants and all of our em