Reporting to the Site Coordinator or designate, the Radiology Support Aide works under general supervision and acts as a member of an integrated acute care team to assist in the delivery of client care. Performs duties such as transporting clients to and from required areas using stretchers and wheelchairs, assisting technical and nursing staff with the lifting and transferring of clients and providing support to clients with dressing and/or bathroom care needs. Assists technical staff with procedures such as biopsies by sorting, numbering and labelling specimens with appropriate medical terminology and entering information in hospital information system. Maintains supplies for various carts, cupboards, trays, rooms and storage areas and cleans equipment and supply areas as required within a high volume acute care medical imaging environment. Uses accepted aseptic techniques to pour sterile solutions, open sterile packages, and set up sterile trays as requested by technical and nursing staff. Maintains a clean and safe environment for clients and staff.

Providence Health Care (PHC) is a health and wellness resource for all British Columbians. We’re committed to treating those we serve — and each other — with compassion and respect.

PHC, voted as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2024, is strongly committed to creating and maintaining a workplace of choice where employees are recognized and valued. PHC strives to provide work-life balance and promotes a positive work culture by having integrated support model of training; mentoring and coaching so the Manager can support their staff to provide exceptional care.

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Education
Successful graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant Program and one year’s recent, related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Eligible for registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.

Skills and Abilities
• Ability to communicate 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.

• A competitive salary: $29.83 per hour
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and independence of all person. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Your Day to Day

• Prepares supplies for procedural examinations by gathering and setting up equipment following basic aseptic technique to pour sterile solutions, open sterile packaging and prepare contrast media such as barium solutions in accordance with the Technologist’s requirements and instructions.
• Assists physicians, technical and/or nursing staff in procedural rooms by providing pre-procedure pamphlets, setting up biopsy trays following basic aseptic technique, sorting, numbering and labelling specimens according to appropriate anatomy and accurate medical terminology, handing instruments to the Radiologist, providing support and comfort to the client during the procedure, and documenting case completion in the electronic medical record according to standard operating procedures.
• Transports clients to and from required areas utilizing prescribed safety techniques as well as mechanical aides such as specialty beds, mobilizers, wheelchairs and stretchers by checking daily schedule for portering information, organizing workload and picking up/moving clients from various locations to ensure prompt arrival at specified location.
• Assists with mobilization of clients, as directed by technical and/or nursing staff, by positioning, lifting and/or transferring clients on and off beds, treatment tables, stretchers and wheelchairs following prescribed safety techniques for self and patients and lifting practices such as utilizing mechanical lifts and/or slide boards, as required.
• Provides support to clients in waiting and holding areas by assisting with dressing or bathroom care, supplying blankets or bedpans, observing client’s condition and notifying health care professional of any problems or concerns.
• Monitors inventories in procedure rooms, utility areas, supply cupboards, carts and outpatient areas by daily reviewing supplies to identify depleting stock, initiating and completing purchase requisitions either online or manually and notifying Supervisor/delegate as applicable. Receives supplies and checks to ensure ordered supplies match those received. Replenishes items such as linens and clinical supplies by unpacking supplies upon receipt and storing in appropriate areas. Tidies supply cupboards, carts, shelves or patient areas when required.
• Assists in inventory counts by performing duties such as counting all supply items utilized for client procedure, recording numbers on costing sheets and forwarding to Supervisor for verification and input into computer database for inventory control purposes.
• Cleans and maintains wheelchairs and stretchers by checking and replacing linen and/or oxygen/suction supplies on stretchers, spot-cleaning wheeled equipment using disinfectant solution, performing equipment counts and reporting repair requirements to the Supervisor.