Unit Aide, PMU

Company: IWK Health

Req ID: #

Department/Program: Pediatric Medical Unit, Children's Medical Care

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 months

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: Unifor Service, Support Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $20.1323 - $21.6919/hour

Closing Date: 13 November 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Inpatient and Ambulatory Medical Care, under the supervision of the Clinical Leader, the Unit Aide works within a team to provide a safe, clean environment for all patients and their families being served by the PMU Inpatient Unit.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with Infection Control guidelines
2. Ensuring patient rooms are clean and tidy
3. Maintaining supplies and equipment required for the unit
4. Transporting defective equipment to Biomedical Engineering
5. Assisting with escort and transporting of patients
6. Assisting Ward Clerks in delivering requisitions, specimens, x rays, etc.

Hours of Work

TBD

Your Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
• Previous Unit Aide experience preferred.
• Good communication skills required.
• Commitment to Family Centred Care required.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize work effectively.
• Knowledge of IWK Health fire response regulations required.
• Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete a written skills testing questionnaire. This questionnaire will assess topics such as WHIMS, infection control, privacy and confidentiality, and more. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email to arrange this testing and must receive a minimum score of 80% on the test to be eligible to advance to an interview.

Please note that the contact email for skills testing may be routed to your junk mail. Please ensure you check all folders related to your Success Factors account.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.