Unit Coordination Assistant - Operating Room

Position: Unit Coordination Assistant

Dept: Operating Room

Posting ID: 2023-34203

Status: Part Time (x1)

Role Level: AC03-$21.86-27.29

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Hours of Work/Shift: 8 and 10 hour shifts - Days and Weekends

Posted: August 15, 2023

Internal Deadline: August 22, 2023

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Position Summary:

• Ensures equipment, supplies and beds are available for cases as directed
• Performs housekeeping duties during changeover of rooms
• Organization and restocking of different areas
• Assists surgical team with patient positioning, transfer and holding of limbs during surgery
• Assists with ensuring patient safety by identifying equipment problems and/or hazards on the unit
• Cleaning and partial reprocessing of surgical instrumentation/equipment
• Works in compliance with the occupational health and safety act
• Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Completion of ORA or CSAO course preferred
• Previous Hospital/Health Care experience is required
• Grade 12 (or equivalent related skills and experience)
• Positive work and attendance record is required
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Effective written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Must have minimum of two (2) years of recent or current OR attendant experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology an asset
• Must be a self-directed individual with well-developed organizational skills
• Current BCLS & First Aid Certificates essential
• Personal Support Worker and/or other appropriate related Health Care Certificate preferred

Physical Demands:

• Frequent walking, standing, reaching, stooping and bending
• Occasional pushing and pulling up to 17 kg
• Occasional/frequent lifting up to approx. 11.5 kg

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.