Technical Aide

Vantive•Mississauga, ON

38d•$23•Onsite

About The Position

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities. Your Role: This position will be located in Scarborough Priority is to ensure that all dialysis machines are completely functional and safe for patient treatments. The tech aide is also requested to complete other basic technical tasks in agreement with quality standards of Vantive. What you'll be doing:

Requirements

High school diploma
1-2 years in a fast paced, customer facing role
Computer abilities
Customer service
Must be meticulous and methodical in their work
Must be a team player and have good communication skills

Responsibilities

Open Dialysis Unit
Turn on water treatment machine
Take note of any irregularities and make note of alarm(s)
Check Main R.O. Unit for chlorine
Put machine on rinse mode according to unit schedule
Line and prime machines (record lot numbers of dialyzers and blood lines on Run sheet)
Replace any machines that fail T1 tests, trouble shoot machine in the unit
Ordering of supplies (unit specific)
Technical Rounds
Ensure all machines are in operating order. Note any problems and rectify them.
Check with nurses to ensure there are no problem alarms
Check record and R.O testing on main R.O. Enter gauge values in record book. Inform Vantive Water Tech of any problems
Put charts and disposables out and set-up for RN's for each shift, disposables are made into packets by Tech Aide and put on cart for next patient shift (unit specific)
Clean spare machines; disinfect machines if the last sanitization was done more than 48 hour prior
Check with technician for duties needed ( example: run lab samples to lab)
OE lab tests for samples and get sample labels
Retrieve lab results for previously collected samples
Note, record, file and document lab results. Inform Coordinator/Technicians of results
Set-up acute machines for treatments, when required - check for chlorine from water cart before hooking up machine
Put machines into a heat disinfection cycle, in between second and third patient shifts
Check for residual bleach at sample port with chlorine reagent strip. If machine was previously disinfected with bleach
Replace specific machines (HepB, HepC and HepB and C) out of patient areas at end of patient shifts
Water Treatment Duties
Initiate portables R.O. daily flush and H2O water hardness, CL testing etc. Record pressures, and any other relevant information in log book
Ensure technical water hook up has all components present
Initiate weekly disinfection of portable RO units