Posting Period
Open: October 11, 2024
Deadline: October 24, 2024
UNIFOR
This position is covered by a collective agreement. Applications from outside the bargaining unit are welcome, but can only be considered if the position is not filled from within the bargaining unit.
Department Name
The Medical Device Reprocessing Attendant reports to the Coordinator, Sterile Processing Department and is responsible for cleaning, assembling, packaging and sterilization of all instruments and supplies for the operating room and inpatient and outpatient clinics. This position involves the handling of a wide variety of complicated instruments. The environment can be challenging due to tight time pressures, the need to be precise in handling instruments and the potential impact on patient care. The position is physically demanding requiring lifting, pushing, pulling, bending and standing.
Rate of Pay: $28.22 per hour - $30.11 per hour
Hours of Work: Regular Part-time
Shifts and placements subject to change in accordance with the Collective Agreement
Qualifications
- Successful completion of Grade 12 education or equivalent acceptable to the Hospital
- Successful completion of a Sterile Processing Certificate
- Successful completion of a Certified Medical Device Reprocessing Technician (CSA) certificate
- Recent Sterile Processing or Medical Device Reprocessing experience
- Knowledge of surgical instrumentation
- Knowledge of routine infection control practices
- Able to accept accountability for operation of machinery
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated record of satisfactory work performance
- Demonstrated computer proficiency (Windows and Internet)
- Ability to read, write and speak English in order to follow directions and communicate effectively
- Ability to perform physically demanding work
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and as a team member
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s Mission, Vision and Values
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis
Teaching, Learning and Research
London Health Sciences Centre is proudly one of Canada’s largest acute-care teaching and research hospitals. LHSC has an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, with education agreements in collaboration with over 55 schools, hospitals, and community agencies from across Ontario, Canada and internationally; among our many education partners, our three regional partners are Western University, Fanshawe College, and Thames Valley District School Board. LHSC provides students with a place where they can learn and discover knowledge and skills to take them forward in their careers as health care professionals. Approximately 2,900 Nursing, Allied Health and other students ranging from secondary school to university graduate level programs receive training at LHSC every year. As an employee of LHSC, you will be expected to engage in role-related teaching, professional development, and research activities in addition to standard position duties and responsibilities.
Immunization Requirements
Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to:
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis;
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step);
- Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health’s current definition of being fully vaccinated
For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements
If interested in this role, please apply with a resume that outlines all current and previous experience relevant to the position.
We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca .
As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.
Work Permit
Please be advised, if you are seeking employment on a temporary work or study permit we recommend reviewing work permit restrictions as it applies to healthcare organizations in Canada. As per the Government of Canada, LHSC is considered a hospital/healthcare organization, even if an employee is functioning in a non-patient facing role. Individuals on a work or study permit seeking employment in this sector may be required to complete additional steps in the process, including but not limited to a medical exam, which may also apply to employees looking to renew their work permits. It is the employee’s accountability to ensure they are adhering to their specific work permit restrictions, and we encourage all candidates and LHSC employees to be proactive and review restrictions as soon as possible as it could be a lengthy process.