Health Unit Aide - Surrey

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-Paid Benefits

4 weeks vacation

Pension enrollment

TransLink pass subsidy

Maternity top-up

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Casual Health Unit Aide for Surrey, BC, to support Public Health operations. The role involves vaccine management, inventory control, and clerical duties across immunization clinics.

Responsibilities include maintaining supplies, processing data, and coordinating with partners to ensure smooth service delivery in community health sites.

Qualifications

• Grade twelve and medical office assistant certificate or equivalent.
• Recent related experience preferred; valid BC driver’s license beneficial.
• Eligible for Transportation of Dangerous Goods certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist Public Health unit teams with vaccine management and supply distribution.
• Maintain inventory of clinical, biological and pharmaceutical supplies.
• Prepare and stock clinic rooms and manage education materials.
• Maintain digital inventory using Paris, ImmsBC and related systems.
• Process word processing and data entry tasks as required.

Skills

Effective communication

Written communication

Physical ability

Independence

Team collaboration

Equipment operation

Data entry (40 wpm)

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12

Medical Office Assistant cert

Tools

Paris system

ImmsBC

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $27.26 - $29.16 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently looking to fill a Casual opportunity for a Health Unit Aide with Public Health located in Surrey, BC.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

Under the general supervision of the Admin Supervisor, the Health Unit Aide assists Public Health Unit Teams in a variety of support and service areas such as vaccine management, inventory and logistics set up for immunization clinics; distribution of harm reduction supplies; maintaining and distributing the Unit's biological supply; conducting hearing and vision screening, maintaining and cleaning a variety of supplies and equipment, and performs related clerical duties such as creating spreadsheets, data entry, word processing, filing, and photocopying.

Responsibilities

1. Support Population and Public Health (PPH) as a Biological Product Monitor (BPM), following the Provincial guidelines within the BCCDC Communicable Disease Control Manual - Chapter 2: Immunization (BC Immunization Manual). The Health Unit Aide (HUA) will be responsible for ordering, receiving and storing all biological products, auditing inventories, and tracking exposure history for every exposed product. The HUA, in collaboration with local site leadership, ensures twice daily monitoring of the refrigerators and freezers internal temperature, and arranges service calls and maintenance for the biological refrigerators/freezers. The HUA will maintain documentation at the office level to support storage conditions for vaccines that are returned to BCCDC for redistribution.
2. Maintain physical inventories of clinical, biological and pharmaceutical supplies, equipment, and client education materials at the health unit and other Public Health service delivery locations. Duties include: monitoring, documenting and reporting inventory levels; submitting and receiving orders; restocking/storing shipments; and organizing repair, maintenance, and disposal of clinical equipment. The HUA communicates with Health Unit staff, Central Stores/Purchasing, community vaccine providers and pharmacies regarding supplies and equipment.
3. Prepare and distribute clinic supplies for daily use by performing duties such as: stocking clinic rooms with supplies for each public health program, preparing supplies for off-site and community activities, maintaining supply of client education materials in waiting rooms and clinic rooms, ensuring client information boards are up to date, and maintaining general order and tidiness of the public and clinical spaces.
4. Maintain digital inventory of biological and pharmaceutical supplies at the Health Unit using Paris, ImmsBC and other systems as required.
5. Fill vaccine orders and answer or redirect inquiries from internal Fraser Health immunizing partners and externals partners, such as community vaccine providers (CVPs).
6. As a BPM, support investigation and resolution of Cold Chain Incidents (CCI) for all publicly funded vaccines supplied to internal and external partners.
7. Maintain current Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) requirements to ensure that the packaging and transportation of supplies, biologicals, materials, and equipment are in compliance with TDG standards. The HUA packages, arranges pickup and delivery, and transports biohazardous items such as sputum, stool and other specimens as required.
8. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support clinics by performing duties such as: forecasting, advanced planning, and maintaining biological and other related supplies. Ensures supplies are available to maintain recommended cold chain temperatures and performs related duties as required.
9. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to support hearing and vision screening in various locations, record results of screening, and make referrals as per protocols.
10. Support Sexual Health and Blood Borne Infection Clinics and Youth Clinics, on and off Health Unit (community) sites through stocking clinical rooms, packaging and transporting specimens, packaging and transporting equipment for reprocessing, and other duties as required.
11. Perform word processing and data entry functions such as correspondence, statistical data, copy or general instruction by using software applications such as Word, Excel, graphics and databases; draft correspondence for review and signature; sign correspondence for standard responses, as required.
12. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience:

Grade twelve (12), Medical Office Assistant Certificate, plus one (1) year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Valid Class V B.C. Driver's Licence and possession of a personal vehicle.

Eligible to obtain Transportation of Dangerous Goods certification.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to perform electronic data entry and word processing at 40 wpm using relevant software applications.
• Knowledge of general office procedures.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.