Health Care Assistant, Primary Care

Union: Non-Union
Number of Vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto Western Hospital Garrison Creek
Department: Toronto Western Family Health Team
Work Model: On-Site
Reports to: Clinic Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Days Occasional Evenings and Weekends
Status: Temporary Full Time (Maternity Leave Contract)
Closing Date: August 22 2025

Position Summary
Toronto Western Family Health Team (TW FHT)s program links with the surrounding community to provide primary care to families and community members with special attention to the needs of the aging population children and women and patient populations who include: a) underserved at-risk and high needs patients c) adolescents and emerging adults and d) patients with mental health and addictions.

With the teamwork of physicians nurse practitioners primary care nurses social workers pharmacists physiotherapists occupational therapists respiratory therapists and chiropodists.

Duties

• Work collaboratively with members of the team in providing support to patient care and clinic flow
• Escort patients from waiting area to assigned examination room
• Takes vital signs as per clinic guidelines
• Assist patients with way finding to check in and out
• Relay patient concerns and changes to health care providers
• Assist with clinic day-to-day functions including:
  • Clinic set up and performs end of day functions
  • Cleans procedure trays as per hospital procedure and prepares transportation to MDR
  • Provides specimen handling storage and communication with external lab
  • Maintains general tidiness of cleaning/soiled utility rooms
• Ensure clinic supplies are ordered functioning and available

Qualifications :

• Completion of 1 year and over in Personal Support Worker Hospital Assistant and / or Healthcare Aide certificate(s)
• Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S) program
• Current registration with the Ontario PSW registry
• 1 year practical and related experience and/or 6 months on-the-job training
• Previous work experience in a healthcare setting with primary care setting strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to lift over 20lbs
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure
• Demonstrated to use good judgement
• Experience working with a diverse community population

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract