About this role
Requisition ID: 386916
Position Number: 20070948
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Winnipeg
Employer: St. Boniface Hospital
Site: St. Boniface Hospital
Department / Unit: MDR OR Sterile Processing Attendant
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start - End Date: 09/01/2025 - Indefinite
Reason for Term: Educational Leave
FTE: 0.60
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $25.027, $25.762, $26.521, $27.304, $28.110, $28.941
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Position Overview
Under the general supervision of the Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR), and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician, O.R. is responsible for assisting with functions related to preparing supplies, instruments and equipment for surgical procedures to include: preparing a case cart for each surgical procedure; processing instruments and equipment; assembling slated and emergency surgical instruments; restocking supplies; performing various cleaning duties; transporting supplies; maintaining records; and performing other related duties as assigned.
Experience
- Six (6) months related* experience during the immediate preceding three (3) years.
*Note: “Related” experience is deemed to be experience as a Medical Device Reprocessing Technician, CPD, Sterile Processing Attendant, NFA or Anesthesia Attendant.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Grade 12, or recognized equivalent.
- Successful completion of a regionally recognized and approved Medical Device Reprocessing Technician Program from an accredited institution.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
- Ability to work in a Windows operating environment.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Ability to interact well with others.
- Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
- Ability to work with accuracy.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to adapt readily to stressful situations.
- Mechanical aptitude.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift and move patients and equipment.
- Ability to walk, stand, bend, lift, twist and reach constantly throughout the entire shift.
- Ability to lift and carry equipment/trays weighing up to approximately 40 lbs./18 kgs.
- Ability to maneuver and push/pull loaded carts.
St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective bargaining agreement.
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.
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.
Other facts
About Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is one of the largest and most diverse health regions in Canada. It is responsible for providing health care to more than 700,000 people living in the City of Winnipeg as well as the surrounding Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul and the Town of Churchill, located in northern Manitoba.
The WRHA also provides health care support and specialty referral services to nearly 500,000 Manitobans who live outside its boundaries as well as residents of northwestern Ontario and Nunavut who require the specialty referral services and expertise available in Winnipeg.
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What you'll do
- The Medical Device Reprocessing Technician is responsible for preparing supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical procedures. This includes processing instruments, assembling surgical instruments, restocking supplies, and maintaining records.
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