Clinical Assistant - Medical/Surgical ICU

St. Michael's Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto invites applications for a part-time Clinical Assistant in the Medical/Surgical ICU. Working with a multi-disciplinary team under RN supervision, you will support patients with basic care and assist with indirect tasks.

The role focuses on patient entry to discharge support, daily living activities, and collaborating in care planning and quality initiatives. Qualifications include an HCA/PSW diploma (≥625 hours) and a current BLS certificate; ICU experience is

Qualifications

• Health Care Aide (HCA) or Personal Support Worker (PSW) diploma / certificate from a recognized program approved by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities that is no less than 625 hours in length.
• Current BLS certificate

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients upon entry, admission and discharge
• Assisting patients with activities of daily living including proper hygiene care and feeding
• Providing one-to-one constant patient care as required
• Assisting patients adapt to the use of various assistive devices
• Answering call lights and rounding on patients
• Completing patients' personal belongings checklists
• Demonstrating initiative, independence, priority setting and problem solving in a time limited and chaotic environment, while maintaining composure
• Assisting with cardiac arrest response
• Undertaking preparation of the deceased patient for the morgue
• Measuring intakes and outputs and communicating results to RNs
• Participating, with team members, in the patient care planning process and in the development and implementation of quality-based initiatives

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Health Care Aide / PSW diploma

BLS certificate

Job description

Clinical Assistant - Medical/Surgical ICU(Job Id 17552)

Job title: Clinical Assistant - Medical/Surgical ICU

Site: CA:ON:Toronto:St. Michael's Hospital

Category:

Work type: Part-Time Permanent

Salary range: 32.27-35.13

Shift/ hours of work:

Description

As part of a multi-disciplinary team receiving functional supervision from the RN, the clinical assistant will be responsible for contributing to patient care by providing basic patient support and for assisting with indirect care tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting patients upon entry, admission and discharge
• Assisting patients with activities of daily living including proper hygiene care and feeding
• Providing one-to-one constant patient care as required
• Assisting patients adapt to the use of various assistive devices
• Answering call lights androunding on patients
• Completing patients' personal belongings checklists
• Demonstrating the ability to show initiative, independence, priority setting and problem solving techniques in a time limited and chaotic environment, while maintaining composure
• Assisting with cardiac arrest response
• Undertaking preparation of the deceased patient for the morgue
• Measuring intakes and outputs and communicating results to RNs
• Participating, with team members, in the patient care planning process and in the development and implementation of quality-based initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of a Health Care Aide (HCA) or Personal Support Worker (PSW) diploma / certificate from a recognized program approved by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities that is no less than 625 hours in length
• Current BLScertificate
• Must have recent experience as a clinical assistant in a hospital setting
• Recentexperience in a critical care unit required
• Excellent communication skills (ability to read, write and speak to be able to complete the duties of this position)
• Active participation in unit initiatives
• Excellent team work skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Excellent attendance record

Shifts are subject to change based on departmental needs.

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.