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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a casual Central Dispatch worker for the Deer Lodge Centre and potential temporary assignments to other Manitoba personal care homes. The role supports patient-centered services with on-site shifts and adherence to health privacy and safety standards.

Ideal candidates will have a secondary school diploma, willingness to learn, and the ability to work independently in a computerized environment.

Qualifications

• On-the-job training will be provided; health care facility experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of privacy, safety, and care standards is beneficial.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Computer literacy

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Independence

Adaptability

Education

Secondary education

Job description

Department / Unit: Central Dispatch - DLC

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: December 1, 2026

FTE: Casual

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Please note the primary work location is Deer Lodge Centre; however, the employee may be temporarily assigned to any of the Personal Care Homes: Middlechurch Home, River Park Gardens, Golden West Centennial Lodge, or Prairie Crocus Manor as operational needs require.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Experience

• On-the-job training will be provided; previous experience in a health care facility is an asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Successful completion of secondary school according to provincial standards.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge and support of:
  • The vision, values, goals, and objectives of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Deer Lodge Centre.
  • The Deer Lodge Centre's Mission Statement, Residents Bill of Rights and Code of Conduct.
  • Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Ability to work within a computerized system.
• Ability to communicate effectively without direct supervision.
• Ability to learn and follow routines by on-the-job training method to learn procedures of duties.
• Ability to carry out all duties of the position.
• Effective interpersonal relationships, courteous.
• Reliability, alertness, cooperativeness, tactful and adaptability.

Physical Requirements

• May be required to work extended hours.
• May involve exposure to disease, heat, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, blood and body fluids, etc.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated patients/residents/staff/visitors.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.