Orthopaedic Equipment Technician - Holland Centre Nursing Departments - Regular Part-Time 2025-15501 (2025-15501) at Sunnybrook
Date: 1 hour ago
City: Toronto, ON
Contract type: Part time
Summary Of Duties
Maintains, stores, and takes inventory of all orthopaedic equipment; transports patients and equipment throughout the Hospital.
Maintains, stores, and takes inventory of all orthopaedic equipment; transports patients and equipment throughout the Hospital.
- Transfers patients to and from the Special Care Unit, PACU, OPD and Diagnostic Imaging to the appropriate nursing units as required.
- Collects all unused orthopaedic equipment from the Hospital floors. On a daily basis cleans and maintains all orthopaedic equipment and ensures proper storage.
- Assembles all required equipment for patients in the PACU (i.e. overhead frames, abduction wedges, etc.). Assembles all necessary orthopaedic equipment for patients on the nursing units.
- Cleans and maintains beds (including specialized beds), wheel chairs, and oxygen tanks on the emergency cart, CPM machines, "hot pack" machines monthly, and stretchers for patients.
- Ensures PCA pumps are returned to PACU.
- In PACU, assists with lifting patients for placement of X-Ray plates.
- Ensures O2 portable tanks are filled after use.
- Ensures all beds are checked before each move.
- Repairs beds, wheelchairs CPM’s etc.
- Performs additional duties as required.
- Grade l2 education.
- Certified as an Orthopaedic Technician and/or related diploma would be an asset
- Previous knowledge of orthopaedic equipment and its function; technical and maintenance ability is required.
- Previous experience in maintenance of patient care equipment a definite asset. Previous Hospital patient-portering and equipment maintenance experience is required.
- Tact and discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential patient information.
- Good interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and use judgment.
- Ability to read, write and speak English competently.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/families and Hospital staff members.
- Ability to carry out own duties in an organized fashion.
- Must possess an Infection Control Core Competency Certificate.
- Must have attended WHMIS training.
- Must be prepared and able to use all personal protective equipment.
- Physical demands include standing, pushing bed/wheel chair/cart and lifting patients etc.
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