Unit Aide - Endoscopy

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Req ID : 192267

Location : Central  Zone,  Dartmouth General Hospital

Department : OPCZ ENDO Endoscopy DGH

Type of Employment : Casual   Casual Relief  ( 3% ) x 1

Support  P osition

Posting Closing Date : 4-Dec-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Manager or delegate, the Unit Aide is an integral part of the health care team. The Unit Aide performs tasks and activities which include patient flow, nursing and physician support, inventory control / ordering supplies, organizing clean utility, stock rooms and exam rooms, equipment cleaning, and maintenance, and following policies and procedures.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

Grade XII or equivalent required

Previous clinic aide experience preferred

Knowledge of medical terminology an asset

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

Prior experience ordering and stocking supplies

Good judgment and demonstrated initiative

Competency with computer skills, MS Outlook, Excel and Word

Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

A skill test will be included as part of the selection process.

Hours

• Casual Relief

Compensation and Benefits

20.13 - $21.69 Hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and / or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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.