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Health Care Assistant - Family Practice Health Centre

Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Health Care Assistant in Family Practice will work collaboratively with the interprofessional team to provide direct and indirect patient care that contributes to a positive patient experience. The Health Care Assistant works independently as well as performs tasks delegated by a regulated health care professional.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to members of the Health Care team as they relate to patient care needs
• Work closely with the clinical team to ensure patient flow needs are met, including but not limited to rooming patients
• Provide clinical care that is within the scope of practice for a Personal Support Worker; duties may include blood pressure, obtaining height and weight, preparing patients for specific physician assessments
• Support well baby checks which can include weight and measurement of newborn
• Anticipate needs of patient appointments and prepare clinical rooms with the required resources
• May chaperone patient appointments as requested
• Under physician delegation, perform urine dips, ear syringing and other delegated tasks
• Provide glucometer checks and quality assurance for the machines
• Provide a clean and safe environment for patient care / treatment including turnover of all clinical rooms following hospital infection control practices
• Maintain the clinic’s refrigerators for medications; record vaccine fridge temperature
• Sanitize instruments and equipment used for patient care after use
• In collaboration with Aide, sanitize patient equipment such as exam table, pressure cuffs etc.
• Stock exam rooms with supplies, forms, etc.
• Identify items that need to be ordered / initiates orders on certain items
• Ensure supplies are within appropriate expiry date
• Prepare / replenish patient education information as needed
• Assist in maintaining a safe and clean work environment i.e. exchanges full sharps containers
• Maintains emergency bag; ensures bag is stocked on a monthly basis and following emergency use
• Report medical equipment damage or identify equipment requiring repair
• Ensure examination rooms are prepared for daily activities
• Prepare and replenish hospital requisitions soiled and clean utility
• Maintain general neatness of examination rooms
• Perform beginning and end of day functions to prepare for the day’s activities
• Attend all mandatory meetings and in-service education

As a role model and champion you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications

Why Choose Us?

Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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