Unit Service Aide Environmental Services SJHC 2

Job summary

Maintain a safe, clean, sanitary, and orderly environment in the Family Birthing Centre, including refreshing patient rooms and infant care areas and cleaning instruments and medical equipment after deliveries, transfers, or discharges. Take inventory and restock medical supplies and linen in designated areas.

Job details

As part of the Environmental Services team and working in the Family Birthing Centre, the Unit Service Aide maintains a safe, clean, sanitary, and orderly environment for patients, visitors, and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures. The Unit Service Aide maintains the cleanliness of the unit by cleaning and refreshing patient rooms (including infant care areas), instruments and other medical equipment following a delivery, transfer or discharge. The Unit Service aide also takes inventory and restocks medical supplies and linen in appropriate areas Qualifications Include Secondary school diploma or equivalent. Housekeeping/unit service aide experience in a related environment preferred. Able to perform FULL range of duties in this position, including lifting laundry bundles, sets of trays and instruments (up to 60 lbs). Must be comfortable transporting bio-hazardous products (i.e. Blood) and patients. Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. Basic computer skills. Demonstrated ability to set priorities. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and cooperatively with staff and patients. Demonstrative initiative and excellent attention to detail. Satisfactory attendance record. Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

What you’ll do

Maintain a safe, clean, sanitary, and orderly environment in the Family Birthing Centre, including refreshing patient rooms and infant care areas and cleaning instruments and medical equipment after deliveries, transfers, or discharges. Take inventory and restock medical supplies and linen in designated areas.

Requirements

A secondary school diploma or equivalent is required, and related housekeeping or unit service aide experience is preferred. Candidates must be able to perform the full range of duties, including lifting up to 60 pounds and transporting biohazardous products and patients, and demonstrate communication, computer, prioritization, teamwork, initiative, and attention-to-detail skills.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• basic computer skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Housekeeping
• Cleaning And Sanitation
• Medical Equipment Cleaning
• Inventory Management
• Restocking Supplies
• Linen Handling
• Safe Handling Of Biohazardous Materials
• Patient Transport
• English Communication
• Basic Computer Skills
• Prioritization
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Attention To Detail

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Environmental & Sustainability

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