Mdrd Technician - Collingwood, Canada - Collingwood General and Marine Hospital

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital

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Collingwood, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Part time

Description

CAREER OPPORTUNITY
MDRD Technician

Choose Collingwood General & Marine Hospital:
Explore a role with Collingwood General & Marine Hospital (CGMH) and live your ideal lifestyle. Located on the shores of Georgian Bay, you have the opportunity to enjoy the 4-season recreational community.

Corporate Culture:

At Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, we are anchored by our vision, mission and values and guided by our strategic directions.

If you exhibit the core values of CGMH; Inclusive, Caring, Accountable, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork, Adaptable, we want you to join us in providing exceptional services to our patient and their families.

Current Immunization Record required, including two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine series approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization, short of an approved exemption on a ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Benefits:

This position also includes 4% vacation pay and 14% pay in lieu of benefits as well as access to the Employee & Family Assistance Program and access to CGMH Perkopolis discounts.

CGMH endorses the Health Care Providers Group Insurance Plan which provides Group Benefits for you and your eligible dependents by enrollment only.

The Opportunity:

Qualifications:

MDRAO certification or equivalent
Recent MDRD Technician experience is preferred
Must strive to continuously provide a safe and supportive environment for patients, staff, physicians, and volunteers
Must adhere to the duties of workers, as stipulated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Must have an ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) in the English language in order to provide excellent communication with team members, patients and families. Ability to communicate in additional language(s) is considered an asset.
Must have basic computer skills
Must be dedicated to professional growth & development
Must be able to perform all bona fide and essential duties of the position, which may include physical demands such as moving/transferring patients, pushing, pulling, bending, etc.
Must have demonstrated excellent attendance/performance record
Excellent organization and prioritization skills
Ability to work independently and effectively communicate with other members of the health care team

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ability to perform all MDR activities as a core team member and independently without supervision on weekends and after hours.
Safe transport and delivery of contaminated equipment and instruments to SPD (MDRD) from the OR, patient units, and clinics several times a day
Flexible scopes are reprocessed in a designated decontamination workroom in the Endoscopy Suite

Universal precautions are followed; proper PPE must be worn

Must follow manufactures instructions and recommendations for equipment, instruments, and products
Safe handling of contaminated equipment and instruments in the Decontamination Room. All items are disassembled to their smallest components and cleaned manually. Instruments are sorted and loaded into the appropriate machines for disinfecting (washer/ disinfector, Ultrasonic, Pasteurmatic).
All clean and disinfected instruments and equipment are to be inspected for cleanliness and wear. Instruments must be reassembled and tested to ensure they are in working order e.g. laparoscopic instruments.
Instruments and equipment are organized in appropriate method (containers, wrap, peel packing), and labeled with proper information
Operate reprocessing machines in MDR and Endoscopy in recommended manner: Steris and Medivator, Pasteurmatic, Ultrasonic, washer/disinfector, biological incubators, autoclaves, laparoscopic instrument tester,etc.
Perform biological indicator tests daily on autoclaves and on any implant or set containing an implant, following Canadian Standards and PIDAC, record results, and be able to activate a recall system.
Ability to troubleshoot minor problems with machines
Documentation of patient information into Medivator: inclusive of patient ID number, scope used on patient, patient's doctor, and person who processed the scope for purpose of legal accountability.
Deliver pathology specimens and appropriate paperwork to lab. Make copies of paperwork and deliver to medical records and Endoscopy Suite.
Daily department cleaning: carts, counters, sinks, shelves, etc.
Daily inspect, clean, fill solutions, run diagnostics on all machines.
Perform biological indicator tests daily following Canadian Standards and PIDAC, record results, and be able to activate a recall system.
Check humidity levels in sterile storage areas
Answer the phone and respond to enquiries regarding sterile supplies, procedures, etc.
Make up labour and delivery carts for the OBS Unit, chest tube trays for ER, ICU & OR.
Transport and deliver sterile supplies to all clinical areas in hospital

- Store sterile supplies according to CSA standards -