Unit Aide - Pre and Post Operative Care

Req

Location:

Central Zone, Dartmouth General Hospital

Department: OPCZ PERI DGH Pre & Post Operative Care

Type of Employment:
Temporary (Hourly FT long‑assignment 100% x
1)

Union Position: NSGEU Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 5-Mar-26

The Unit Aide has an important role within the health care team. Reporting directly to the Health Services Manager, the Unit Aide is responsible for ordering, stocking and/or maintaining all supplies and equipment to meet the needs of patients in their designated work area. An understanding of the basic principles of infection control is essential and key to providing a safe environment for patients and staff alike.

This role also provides indirect and direct support for patient care.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12, or equivalent
• Computer experience with Meditech, Order Entry and Microsoft Office considered an asset
• Experience cleaning and preparing clinic instruments
• Ability to work in a high volume, high pressure setting
• Knowledge of infection control procedures
• Ability to establish good relationships
• Good judgement and demonstrated initiative
• Team player with effective communication skills
• Competencies in other languages are an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

• Long Assignment, Full‑time position; 75 hours bi‑weekly
• Approximately 12 months

$21.68 – $24.54 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their Success Factors online profile. 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.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.

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