Unit Aide - 7.3 Neurosurgery

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health • Halifax, NS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a key member of the health care team, the Unit Aide reports directly to the Health Services Manager. The key responsibilities include: Ordering and maintaining supplies with the budget in mind. Stocking and cleaning clinic rooms. Ordering and stocking paperwork in clinics (such as pre-printed orders, forms, and patient education). Cleaning equipment and work areas according to Infection Control guidelines. Care and handling of sterile items. Supporting Patient care activities (may include patient transfer/transport). WHMIS and workplace safety standards. Ensuring all repairs, assisting with departmental renovations and moves. Act as team player and provide assistance to clinicians and patients and liaise with other support services such as biomed, maintenance, purchasing customer service, sales representatives, housekeeping, sterile processing department and infection control. Assist with patient and clinic flow.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Understands and adheres to unit and hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to follow directions
• Understands the importance of cleanliness in a hospital
• Able to establish good relationships with people
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Current certification in WHIMIS
• Basic knowledge of infection control
• Good judgment and demonstrated initiative
• Collaborative team player
• Competency with computer skills, MS Outlook, Excel and Word

Nice To Haves

• Previous clinic aide experience preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

• Ordering and maintaining supplies with the budget in mind.
• Stocking and cleaning clinic rooms.
• Ordering and stocking paperwork in clinics (such as pre-printed orders, forms, and patient education).
• Cleaning equipment and work areas according to Infection Control guidelines.
• Care and handling of sterile items.
• Supporting Patient care activities (may include patient transfer/transport).
• WHMIS and workplace safety standards.
• Ensuring all repairs, assisting with departmental renovations and moves.
• Act as team player and provide assistance to clinicians and patients and liaise with other support services such as biomed, maintenance, purchasing customer service, sales representatives, housekeeping, sterile processing department and infection control.
• Assist with patient and clinic flow.

Benefits

• Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED