Utility Worker, MDR

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected health organization in Halifax is seeking a Utility Worker to ensure efficient service delivery. Responsibilities include transporting items within the health facility and assisting with supply management. Candidates must have a minimum of grade 12 education and basic computer skills. This temporary position offers flexible working hours and competitive compensation ranging from $20.71 to $22.37 per hour. Ideal for those with strong communication and customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum grade 12 or equivalent (GED).
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Transport cribs, beds, and cots as requested.
• Deliver lab specimens to and from lab support unit.
• Deal with customer inquiries in a professional manner.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Time management

Customer service

Education

Minimum grade 12 or equivalent (GED)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

• Company: IWK Health
• Req ID: 210831
• Department/Program: Medical Device Reprocessing, Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
• Location: Halifax
• Type of Employment: TemporaryHourly FT long‑assignment (100% FTE) for one year x 1 position(s)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Union Status: Unifor Service, Support Bargaining Unit
• Compensation: $20.71 - $22.37/hour
• Closing Date: January 06 2026 (Applications accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti‑racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non‑binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, MDR, the Utility Worker works as part of a team to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of service. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Transports cribs, beds, and cots to and from IWK patient care areas as requested.
• Transports lab specimens to and from lab Support Unit, inside and outside the building.
• Picks, packs, delivers stock supplies requisitioned from the stores area and completes the required paperwork.
• Delivers supplies from Pharmacy to patient care areas during regular scheduled runs.
• Completes cart inventory Top Up quotas, as per the replenishment schedule. Picks and replenishes required items, & delivers carts.
• Deals with customer inquiries/orders in a professional manner; assists if information is required and ensures that all necessary information is logged and communicates with supervisor with any related issues or constraints.
• Delivers sterile items carts/racks from MDR to patient care areas as per established schedule.
• Delivers clean case carts to Operating Room areas, as required and return soiled carts to MDR for processing according to the schedule. Delivers sterile items to patient care areas.
• Delivers items processed by receiving area to ordering departments and ensures that proper documentation is processed.
• Delivers Clean Linen carts, and/or Top Up carts, counts linen, and orders from Central Laundry based on Unit quotas. Participates in Inventory counts.
• Picks up soiled linen and coordinates storage of racks/bins for effective transfer to supplier.
• Replenishes scrub machines, loads clean, and removes soiled, scrubs. Orders from supplier based on requirements.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday, Rotating schedule – one week 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM and one week 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Your Qualifications

• Minimum grade 12 or equivalent (GED).
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required.
• Experience working in Health Care Facility or warehouse considered an asset.
• Ability to coordinate time‑sensitive work activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and to be flexible with sharing accountability.
• Ability to work independently, and maintain prescribed work schedule during shift.
• Knowledge in First Aid, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMS), and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) is considered an asset.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to Supervisor and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi‑tasking skills, organizational skills, flexible, excellent with numbers and time management skills required.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.