OR Instrument Aide

Position Profile

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Join our Sterile Processing Department as we work together to deliver compassionate, professional and respectful care that is responsive to the healthcare needs of our community.

We are looking for an Aide - Operating Room (OR) Instrumentation to support our Sterile Processing Department

Employment Status : Permanent Part Time Duration (if contract) : NA

Hours of Work : Must be available for all rotating shifts (days, evenings, nights) on weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays. Location : Humber River Health, Wilson Site Labour Group : NOWU Reporting Relationship : Manager, MDRD and Utility Aides Hourly Rate : $29.240 - $29.763

Responsibilities :

In accordance with the principles of infection control, decontamination, sterilization, and aseptic techniques, and established policies, procedures, and safety standards :

• Inspection, testing, setting up and maintaining all hardware and trays needed by the Operating Room and or other departments in the hospital
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on medical devices, equipment, and supplies. Identifies damaged or malfunctioning medical devices, equipment, and supplies. Reports, records, initiates, and follows up on repairs to faulty medical devices, equipment, and supplies as required
• Receives, sorts, disassembles, tests, cleans and high level disinfects endoscopy
• Assembly based on computerized instrument tracking system and prints labels to adhere to tray, peel pouch and containers
• Assembly of complex OR Instrument Trays including but not limited to Orthopedics, Vascular, Laparoscopic, Cystoscopy, Robotic Instruments, ENT, Dental and Ophthalmology
• Implant replenishment and assembly of Orthopedics and Maxofacial instrumentation following MDRD standards
• Receives, fills, and delivers urgent and routine requests for medical devices, supplies, and equipment for the OR and / or other patient areas
• Decontamination and sterilization of instruments, hardware and case cart picking may be required
• Transporting, medical / surgical equipment, case carts etc. may be required
• Adheres to departmental and Hospital policy and procedures
• Performs routine cleaning / sanitation of work stations / areas, storage areas, processing machines, and equipment
• Performs related clerical duties such as maintaining records, answering telephones, filing, data entry, and information retrieval from computer
• Assists with orientation and training of new staff and students
• Distribution and collection of supplies, instruments, trays, etc. from the entire hospital and reprocessing in the appropriate way may be required
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows with our unwavering commitment to Staff, Physician and Volunteer engagement. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

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