Maternal/Child Aide and Maternal OR Aide

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.24 - $29.24 / hour Job Summary

Detailed Overview

Under the supervision of the Manager, Clinical Services or designate, performs a variety of duties associated with the Family Birthing Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Child/Youth Services or the Maternal Operating Room (OR), such as checking, cleaning and stocking of supplies and equipment; checking the anaesthetic supplies in the anaesthetic epidural carts and drawers and restocking the Maternal OR anaesthetic equipment and drawers according to established written procedures; setting up sterile delivery tables; and transporting mothers and mothers-to-be. Performs a variety of clerical duties such as assembling charts, maintaining paper chart supplies and ordering a variety of forms.

Responsibilities

• Identifies equipment required and sets up sterile delivery tables using sterile techniques.
• Checks all drawers, cupboards, procedure carts, overhead warmers, and patient rooms to ensure appropriate supplies are available; restocks where necessary.
• Checks and puts away supplies and equipment received from Central Processing Department (CPD) and other departments.
• Maintains the anaesthetic supplies in the epidural cart drawers, including restocking, removing and replacing outdated medications from ward stock.
• Maintains and stocks unit supply of sterile and unsterile supplies and equipment, including breastfeeding equipment, for the department according to established quotas.
• Rotates stock and returns outdates to Central Processing Department for reprocessing according to established procedures.
• Checks oxygen therapy supplies, entonox delivery system and replaces filters; cleans, reassembles and performs quality assurance checks on infant resucitation units by re-assembling oxygen and suction equipment and assuring its functionality.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment to the manager/CRN/delegate.
• Records bio-medical repairs by entering into appropriate log book; assures repaired equipment is returned to service.
• Maintains and rotates stock of IV solutions, supplies and equipment related to oxygen therapy, and non-control medications; returns outdates to appropriate department according to established procedures.
• Collects used instruments, counts against the standard and returns instruments to CPD for reprocessing.
• Returns used anaesthetic equipment such as ECG leads and masks to CPD for cleaning and sterilization.
• Performs initial light cleaning and tidying up duties in readiness for Housekeeping Department's involvement.
• Prepares the room ready for the next case by restocking with supplies and equipment up to the required number.
• Transports patients within the department as required, either by wheelchair or stretcher.
• Maintains stocks of stationary supplies, including assembling of patient charts, according to established procedures.
• Cleans and reassembles equipment such as suction machines, tourniquet cuffs, anaesthetic machines and carts, and infant warmers, in accordance with established procedures.
• Delivers Operating Room (OR) case carts with required supplies and equipment to the Maternal OR; following conclusion of operative procedures, collects instrument sets, equipment and supplies from Maternal OR and returns to Central Processing Department.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Grade 10, plus 1 year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to deal with others effectively. Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position. Ability to organize work. Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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