Porter - Diagnostic Imaging

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health in Winnipeg is seeking a Porter - Diagnostic Imaging to transport and assist patients, document information, and maintain equipment and rooms. This term position requires basic life support and the ability to lift heavy patients.

With a 1.0 FTE, the role includes day, evening, night, and weekend shifts in person, reporting to Diagnostics Imaging Support. Applicants must meet the BLS requirement and Grade 12, and a successful criminal background check is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to interact well with other.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
• Ability to lift and move heavy patients.

Responsibilities

• Transporting and assisting patients.
• Attending to the needs of patients.
• Documenting appropriate information.
• Wiping down equipment and ensuring it is in adequate working order.
• Ensuring rooms are properly stocked with linen.
• Ensuring the adequate supply of oxygen tanks and changing them as required.

Skills

English fluency

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Independent work

Confidentiality

Patient handling

Education

Grade 12

BLS certification

Job description

Requisition ID: 409213
Position Number: 20091640
Posting End Date: August 26, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - St. Boniface Hospital
Department / Unit: Diagnostic Imaging - Portering
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/11/2026 - Indefinite
Reason for Term: Other Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Nights;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $21.473, $22.101, $22.751, $23.421, $24.109, $24.819

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.

Position Overview

Under the general direction supervision of the Supervisor-Diagnostic Imaging Support and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of Shared Health, the Porter - Diagnostic Imaging is responsible for: transporting and assisting patients; attending to the needs of patients; documenting appropriate information; wiping down equipment and ensuring same is in adequate working order; ensuring rooms are properly stocked with linen; ensuring the adequate supply of oxygen tanks and changing them as required; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Experience

• Minimum six (6) months experience in a hospital or recognized equivalent health care setting as a patient porter or other direct patient care position is preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or recognized equivalent.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications And Skills

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to interact well with other.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
• Ability to lift and move heavy patients.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and move heavy patients.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better.

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.