Dialysis Assistant – Dialysis #479-26

Categories: Service

Location(s): Owen Sound

Types: Part Time

POSITION TITLE:       DIALYSIS ASSISTANT

DEPARTMENT:       DIALYSIS UNIT

LOCATION:           OWEN SOUND

UNION:               OPSEU – SERVICE

STATUS:              PART-TIME    

REASON TO POST:    DIRECT REPLACEMENT

WAGE RATE:         $27.728 – $28.312

Reporting to the Manager of Brightshores Cancer Center, Oncology, and Dialysis, the Dialysis Assistant plays a key role in the Dialysis Unit by supporting the Interdisciplinary Team to provide quality patient care.

Skills/Abilities/Qualifications

Required

• Previous Dialysis training and experience
• Ability to understand written and verbal job instruction
• Secondary School Diploma
• Knowledge of and proven application of aseptic technique
• Working knowledge of computers
• Functional ability to set up, prime, clean and move dialysis machines
• Ability to lift supplies and equipment up to 25lbs and assist with patient lifts/transfers
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
• Demonstrated knowledge of nursing computer applications (i.e. order entry)
• Ability to provide relief coverage
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
• Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Preferred

• Successful completion of a health-related college program

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