Dialysis Unit Assistant

Job Summary & Requirements Position Summary: To assist with facilitating patient 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: Model RVH Core Values: Excellence, Compassion, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation Acknowledge the person Listen and empathize Clarify the person’s needs Meet or exceed the need Confirm satisfaction Take responsibility for action

Facilitate patient care by preparing dialysis machines, assisting patients with positioning and comfort, and monitoring basic vitals. Manage the unit's operational efficiency through inventory control and stock room organization.

Requires a Community College Diploma in a health care discipline and a Dialysis Unit Assistant Certificate. Experience in healthcare inventory control or exposure to a dialysis unit is preferred.

• Clinical carePreferred
• Customer servicePreferred
• Inventory ControlPreferred
• interpersonal communicationPreferred

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Patient Care
• Inventory Control
• Dialysis Machine Operation
• Interpersonal Communication
• Customer Service
• Patient Transfer
• Medical Supply Management
• Vital Signs Monitoring

• Healthcare
• Customer Service & Support
• Administrative

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

0+ years

Apply by

Oct 1, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level