Nursing Aide - Ridge Meadows Hospital (RMH)

Detailed Overview

• Distributes supplies, surgical instruments and related equipment for the Operating Room (OR); disassembles and re-assembles anaesthetic and related equipment, transports anaesthetic and related surgical instruments and / or equipment to the assigned area and maintains equipment and supplies;
• picks surgical supplies / instruments as per established procedures and / or physician's request, re-assembles surgical supplies / instrument tray, fills ward requests and delivers supplies to the appropriate area;

performs related clerical duties. Responsibilities Disassembles and re-assembles a variety of instrument and equipment; replaces applicable worn parts such as tubing, as required.

• Picks surgical supplies / instruments for surgical cases as per established procedures and / or per physician's request;
• fills urgent requests from the OR for additional items required during surgical procedures. 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; works closely with Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) to ensure clear communication channels.

• Issues and / or delivers supplies, as requested; maintains departmental stock of supplies and checks against inventory levels, as per established procedures;
• reassembles supplies and sets up instrument trays. Restocks supplies and sets up anaesthetic carts according the 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 picks up blood / blood products, as assigned. Assists with room set-up for cases by moving out dirty tables and equipment and moving in clean tables and equipment for the next case.

Restocks carts for theatres by obtaining supplies from bulk supply carts provided to the OR area and puts supplies away, 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, and maintaining records / files.

Performs other related duties, as assigned. Qualifications Education and Experience Grade 12, successful completion of Sterile Supply Processing course, plus one 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 and deal effectively with others.

Ability to operate related equipment. Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position. Ability to organize work.