Nursing Aide/sterile Processing

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $28.91 - $28.91 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are currently looking to fill a** Casual** opportunity for a **Nursing Aide/Sterile Processing** at **Eagle Ridge Hospital** located in **Tri-Cities**, B.C.**

**Eagle Ridge Hospital** is a 168 bed hospital in Port Moody, British Columbia, serving the communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra. The hospital offers medical, surgical, and cardiac programs, as well as 24/7 emergency services with over 53,000 visits annually.

**The Tri-Cities** is an informal grouping of three lively suburban communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody and two semi-rural residential areas of Belcarra and Anmore that have grown together, and are each unique from the other. These stunning communities offer urban living in a picturesque natural setting - the ideal location for the avid city-goer and outdoor enthusiast. The centrally located area of the Tri-Cities offers the perfect hybrid for all lifestyles.

These communities reside on the traditional, ancestral and unceded shared territories of the qicəy (Katzie) [kut-zee], kʷikʷəƛəm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam) [mus-kweeum], Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish) [Squ-HO-o-meesh], and səlilwətaɬ (TsleilWaututh) [slay-wha-tooth] First Nations, and is home to the North Fraser Métis Association and Golden Ears Métis Society.

**Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including**:

- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
- Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
- **_Eligibility based on employment status_**

Detailed Overview:
Reporting to the Manager, Health Services or designate, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes and distributes supplies, surgical instruments and related equipment for the Operating Room (OR); disassembles, cleans, washes and reassembles anaesthetic and related equipment as required; transports anaesthetic and surgical instruments and/or equipment to the assigned area and maintains equipment and supplies, as per established procedures; picks surgical supplies/instruments as per established procedure and/or physician's request; transports specimens and/or patients as needed; performs related clerical duties.

**Responsibilities**:

- Cleans, decontaminates, assembles, wraps, sterilizes and store instruments/equipment and supplies for an assigned area.
- Disassembles, washes, cleans and reassembles a variety of anaesthetic related equipment, according to established procedures; replaces worn parts such as tubing, light bulbs and gaskets, as required.
- Picks surgical supplies/instruments for surgical cases as per established procedures and/or per physician's request.
- Prepares dirty instruments for transport; transports contaminated equipment and instruments to and from the Operating Room (OR); locates and obtains instruments/supplies as required.
- Maintains cleanliness of sterilizers and sterile core and instrument room; cleans equipment room and shelving containing sterile and clean supplies.
- Distributes instrument and/or equipment in accordance to established procedures.
- Issues and/or delivers supplies, as requested; in conjunction with the Manager or designate, maintains departmental stock of supplies and checking against inventory levels, as per established procedures; restocks supplies and sets up anaesthetic carts, as per established procedures, fills supply requests from the OR and receives sterile supplies, as required.
- Participates in the Departmental Quality Assurance Program by participating in the routine maintenance of departmental equipment by cleaning, checking and testing sterilizers and other related equipment.
- Transports specimens to the laboratory and patients from the OR, as required; transports patient belongs to designated areas, as needed.
- Performs clerical duties such as assisting with the recording of workload statistics on supplies and equipment, answering the telephone, completing maintenance requisitions for signature, maintaining records, files and performs related typing duties.
- Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications**:Education and Experience**
Grade 12, successful completion of Sterile Supply Processing Program, plus one (1) year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
**Skills and Abilities**
- Knowledge of surgical and medical terminology
- Mathematical aptitude
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Ab