Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $27.10 - $27.10 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are hiring for a Casual Porter at Chilliwack General Hospital.
Education, Training and Experience
Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:
We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.
Detailed Overview: The Porter transports patients, bodies, and materiel such as supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and any other materiel between Hospital areas; completes related record keeping duties. Responsibilities:
Qualifications: Education and Experience
Grade 10, plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Basic Life Support Level C certificate required.
Skills and Abilities
Are you someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?
We are hiring for a Casual Porter at Chilliwack General Hospital.
Education, Training and Experience
- Grade 12 and two (2) years’ recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
We are committed to staff wellness and planetary health and have active working groups to support these initiatives. In addition, we value career advancement and offer professional development and education opportunities.
Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:
- Four weeks of vacation to start.
- Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits.
- Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan.
- 87% maternity top-up.
- 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
Come work with us!
We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.
- Transports patients utilizing mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, and/or stretchers; transports bodies from wards to the Morgue; provides after-hours services as required; accepts bodies from external transport services, checks them into the morgue, and releases bodies following established procedures.
- Assists in transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Ensures patients' needs are attended to while being transported; observes, responds and deals effectively with patients in distress and reports unusual patient conditions to the appropriate authority according to established procedures.
- Transports blood gases and laboratory samples as required; provides messenger service within the Hospital as required (i.e. charts, x-rays, lab specimens).
- Transports beds, equipment and material as required.
- Completes documentation regarding length of time to complete patient transport assignment, delays encountered, etc.; completes routine forms such as dispatch logs according to established procedures.
- Cleans equipment used in transport such as I.V. poles, suctions, stretchers and wheelchairs; changes linen and reports maintenance requirements for patient transport equipment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Grade 10, plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Basic Life Support Level C certificate required.
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 operate related equipment.
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