Job Title

Dialysis Unit Assistant

Program & Department

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre -> Renal Services -> Dialysis

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Full / Part Time

Part time

Temporary End Date (Anticipated)

Union

Non Union

Requisition Close Date

08 September 2026

Salary Plan / Job Grade

$31.08 - $36.41 ( NU_03 )

Job Posting Reason

Current Vacancy

Job Summary & Requirements

Position Summary:

To assist with facilitatingpatient care and effective operations in the patient care area.

Education/Experience:

- Community College Diploma in a related health care or patient care discipline
- Dialysis Unit Assistant Certificate course required
- 1 year experience in inventory control in a health care setting preferred
- Experience or exposure to a dialysis unit is preferred
- Good interpersonal skills in communicating with patients, team and the public

Position Responsibilities:

- Maintain organized stock room and put away supplies from boxes (Wellington location)
- Assist patient service clerk with ordering supplies as required (Wellington location)
- Assisting patients to appropriate chairs and to waiting room
- Stringing and stripping of dialysis machines
- Assists in weighing patients and informing the weight to the nurse
- Putting the blood pressure cuff on patients
- Assists in obtaining blankets, pillows, ice and other items to enhance patient comfort
- Cleansing of reusable supplies
- Emptying of partially used concentrate and bicarbonate containers
- Preparation of patient treatment supplies for machines/ getting supplies ready at the bedside for the nurse




- Moving machines for acutes in the building and setting up those machines
- Checking the chlorine on the RO for the acute patients
- Checking the chlorine in the water room first thing in the morning
- Assisting with a Hoyer lifts or bedpans if needed as well as transferring patients.
- Holding needle sites at the end of treatment when required

Customer Service Responsibilities:

- Acknowledge the person
- Listen and empathize
- Clarify the person’s needs
- Meet or exceed the need
- Confirm satisfaction
- Take responsibility for action

Equity & Inclusion

RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace.

We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuk person.

Accommodations

RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills,



and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different.

We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment

RVH does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants.

Equity & Inclusion

RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally secure workplace.

We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuk person.

Accommodations

RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different.

We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment

RVH does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants.

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📌 Dialysis Unit Assistant (Barrie)
🏢 Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
📍 Barrie