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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Canada is seeking healthcare professionals with Operating Room experience for various roles. Candidates should have completed grade 12, be certified in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and as a Health Care Assistant, and hold non-violent crisis training. Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills are essential, along with the ability to work under stress. This position may require continuous lifting and moving of patients. Applications from Indigenous applicants are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Two years’ Operating Room experience preferred.
• Experience working in an operating room environment required.
• Ability to withstand continuous extensive lifting and moving required.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Use of communication technologies

Reading and writing proficiency in English

Patient-focused communication

Organizational skills

Education

Completion of grade 12 or equivalent

Current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certificate

Health Care Assistant Certification

Non-violent crisis training

Job description

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Not Applicable

Experience

• Two years’ Operating Room experience preferred.
• Experience working in an operating room environment required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Completion of grade 12 or equivalent required.
• Current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certificate required.
• Health Care Assistant Certification required.
• Non-violent crisis training or equivalent required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to effectively relate on an interpersonal basis with others, work under stressful conditions, retain data on a confidential basis required.
• Demonstrated competence in the use of various communication technologies including telephone, voicemail, and paging systems required.
• Demonstrated ability to read, converse, and write proficiently in the English language required.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills with a patient focused approach required.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Ability to complete the position on a regular basis.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to withstand continuous extensive lifting and moving required.

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 across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

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.