Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.64
- $31.64 / hour

Job Summary

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We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health; we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally protected manner.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including earning four weeks of vacation in your first year, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Site Coordinator, Medical Imaging, the Radiology Support Aide practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice as well as utilizing a client and family-centered care model and the vision and values of the department within Fraser Health (FH).

The Radiology Support Aide works under general supervision and acts as a member of an integrated acute care team to assist in the delivery of client care. Performs duties such as transporting clients to and from required areas using stretchers and wheelchairs, assisting technical and nursing staff with the lifting and transferring of clients and providing support to clients with dressing and/or bathroom care needs. Assists technical staff with procedures such as biopsies, to sort, number and label specimens with appropriate medical terminology.



Maintains supplies for various carts, cupboards, trays, rooms and storage areas and cleans equipment and supply areas as required within a high volume acute care medical imaging environment. Uses accepted aseptic techniques to pour sterile solutions, open sterile packages, and set up sterile trays as requested by technical and nursing staff. Maintains a clean and safe environment for clients and staff.

Responsibilities

1. Prepares supplies for procedural examinations by gathering and setting up equipment following basic aseptic technique to pour sterile solutions, open sterile packaging and prepare contrast media such as barium solutions in accordance with the Technologist’s requirements and instructions.
2. Assists technical and/or nursing staff in procedural rooms by setting up biopsy trays following basic aseptic technique, sorting, numbering and labelling specimens according to appropriate anatomy and accurate medical terminology, handing instruments to the Radiologist and providing support and comfort to the client during the procedure.
3. Transports clients to and from required areas utilizing prescribed safety techniques as well as mechanical aides such as specialty beds, mobilizers, wheelchairs and stretchers by checking daily schedule for portering information, organizing workload and picking up/moving clients from various locations to ensure prompt arrival at specified location.
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Assists with mobilization of clients, as directed by technical and/or nursing staff, by positioning, lifting and/or transferring clients on and off beds, treatment tables, stretchers and wheelchairs following prescribed safety techniques for self and patients and lifting practices such as utilizing mechanical lifts and/or slide boards, as required.
5. Provides support to clients in waiting and holding areas by assisting with dressing or bathroom care, supplying blankets or bedpans, observing client’s condition and notifying health care professional of any problems or concerns.
6. Monitors inventories in procedure rooms, utility areas, supply cupboards, carts and outpatient areas by daily reviewing supplies to identify depleting stock, initiating and completing purchase requisitions either online or manually and notifying Supervisor/delegate as applicable. Receives supplies and checks to ensure ordered supplies match those received. Replenishes items such as linens and clinical supplies by unpacking supplies upon receipt and storing in appropriate areas. Tidies supply cupboards, carts, shelves or patient areas when required.
7. Assists in inventory counts by performing duties such as counting all supply items utilized for client procedure, recording numbers on costing sheets and forwarding to Supervisor for verification and input into computer database for inventory control purposes.
8. Cleans and maintains wheelchairs and stretchers by checking and replacing linen and/or oxygen/suction supplies on stretchers, spot-cleaning wheeled equipment using disinfectant solution, performing equipment counts and reporting repair requirements to the Supervisor.
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📌 Radiology Support Aide (Surrey)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Surrey