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Interventional/health care assistant

@ Fraser Health Authority

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New Westminster, British Columbia

$31.64/hr

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Overview

Fraser Health Authority is hiring an Interventional/Health Care Assistant to support nursing and technical staff in the operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional radiology suites. The role involves patient mobilization and transfer, room changeovers, equipment and supply management and decontamination. The posting states a wage of $31.64 per hour.

Pay:

$31.64 an hour

Responsibilities:

Assist with patient mobilization, lifting and transfers
Prepare patients and support positioning for procedures
Set up and clean operating and cath lab rooms between cases
Decontaminate equipment and instruments for sterilization
Maintain supply carts, storage areas and inventory

Requirements summary:

Grade 10 plus recognized Health Care Assistant program or equivalent
Effective verbal and written communication
Ability to operate related equipment
Ability to organize work and deal with others
Physical ability to perform the duties

Tools & skills

IV pumps Stretchers Wheelchairs Operating tables Suction equipment Warming blankets

Source and dates

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Employer posting date: 2026-10-22
First seen by our source: 2026-10-23
Source record updated: 2026-10-29

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Job details

Seniority	Entry level
Department	Allied health
Travel	air: none · ground: none
Work setting	Hospital or clinic
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · computer low
Languages	English
Education	High school (required), Trade certificate (required)
Fields of study	Health Care Assistant

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Full company description

The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.

LinkedIn followers: 92,159
People associated on LinkedIn: 15,792
Reported office locations: 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 0H1, CA
32900 Marshall Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 0C2, CA
3935 Kindcaid Street, Burnaby, BC V5G 2X6, CA
45600 Menholm Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1P7, CA
5800 Mountain View Boulevard, Delta, BC V4K 3V6, CA
475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, British Columbia V3H 3W9, CA
1275 7th Ave, Hope, British Columbia V0X 1L4, CA
9750 140th St, Surrey, British Columbia V3R 3G2, CA
22051 Fraser Hwy, Langley, British Columbia V3A 4H4, CA
11666 Laity St, Maple Ridge, British Columbia V2X 5A3, CA
7324 Hurd St, Mission, British Columbia V2V 3H5, CA
15521 Russell Ave, White Rock, British Columbia V4B 2R4, CA
330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, British Columbia V3L 3W7, CA
13750 96 Ave, Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Z2, CA
Business categories: Health Diagnostics
Hospital
Health Care
Mental Health
Other recorded names: Fraser Health
Fraser Health Authority
Specialties: public health care
acute and community
mental health and substance use
home and community care
residential care
surgery
emergency care and trauma
labour and delivery
NICU
and environmental health
Profile identifies a recruitment agency: No
Reported total investment: 24,030
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

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Field	Value
Industry	Hospitals and Health Care
Company size	10,001+ employees
Headquarters	Surrey, BC
Organization type	Government Agency
Year founded	2001
Specialties	public health careacute and communitymental health and substance usehome and community careresidential caresurgeryemergency care and traumalabour and deliveryNICUand environmental health
Open jobs on Jobsy	4,050
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Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.64 - $31.64 / hour
Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Services (OR), and under the direction of a Registered Nurse, works as a member of an interprofessional care team, and following established care plans and patient centered care, to support nursing / technical staff within the Interventional Platform. Provides appropriate basic nursing care and support to patients including assisting in preparing patients for procedures, assisting nursing and technical staff by supporting positioning of patients as required; assisting the patient care team with mobilization, lifting and transferring of patients on/off beds, stretchers and wheelchairs utilizing prescribed safe techniques and lifting practices; ensuring overall equipment and supplies for the Interventional Platform are available; assisting with the changeover of the operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional radiology (IR) suites between procedures. Transports/escorts patients to/from required areas using stretchers and wheelchairs, ensures general equipment and supplies for operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratory and IR suites, are available, cleans the equipment and supply areas; maintains supplies for the platform carts and storage areas. Distributes materials, equipment and linen related to the platform as required.
Responsibilities

Assists the patient care team with mobilization of patients, as directed, by lifting and transferring patients on and off beds, stretchers and wheelchairs following prescribed safe techniques and lifting practices; transporting/escorting patients to and from required areas by either walking or wheeling using mechanical aides such as mobilizers, wheelchairs and stretchers. Provides support to patients by supplying blankets or bedpans, when requested.

Provides assistance to nursing staff, technical staff and/or physician in preparing patients for procedures by such methods as shaving designated areas, holding limbs to support the positioning of patients as directed, moving equipment and accessories, and applying single/double tourniquets as directed.

Picks up, delivers and/or transports a variety of equipment i.e. IV pumps, wheelchairs and stretchers, supplies, and items as assigned. Transports specimens to the laboratory and picks up blood/blood products, drugs, supplies, x-rays, and charts as assigned.

Sets up and positions a variety of equipment/accessories within the operating room suites such as operating tables, traction and suction equipment, anaesthetic carts, video cameras, warming blankets, and tourniquets by methods such as checking the operating slate for scheduled surgeries, identifying written equipment requirements and determining additional accessories needed, obtaining and moving items from equipment bays to designated areas, putting beds together according to surgeon’s requirements, and making equipment adjustments when requested.

Under direct supervision of the surgeon, assists surgeon with cast removal/application by setting up table, preparing plaster cart with necessary equipment and materials, holding limbs for cast application and/or removal as required.

Assists in changing over the operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratory, and IR suites between procedures by performing duties such as returning equipment/accessories to appropriate areas, disposing of used supplies such as needles and intravenous bags, and packaging and taking reusable equipment to Medical Device Reprocessing. Restocks equipment as required in preparation for the next case.

Cleans anaesthetic supplies using established procedures, as required. Restocks anaesthetic supplies and equipment for various operating rooms. Delivers the case cart to the applicable operating room as required.

Following manufacturer's established procedures and methods, cleans and decontaminates various equipment, and/or instruments (i.e. TEE probe) in preparation for sterilization by MDR, as required.

Checks and monitors equipment and oxygen tanks by checking on/off status of light to ensure the equipment is functioning properly; refers equipment issues to the appropriate personnel, if required.

Prepares dirty instruments for transport; transports contaminated equipment and instruments to and from the operating room, cardiac catheterization laboratory, and IR suites; locates and obtains instruments/supplies as required.

Maintains solution and supply carts, bedside areas, and storage areas by methods such as checking applicable supply sheets to identify items and quantities needed, stocking carts and storage areas with depleting stock, wiping down carts and shelves with disinfectant and tidying up supply cupboards, carts, shelves, or other areas when required.

Maintains a safe and organized work environment by performing routine cleaning of work and storage areas, including cleaning bins, trucks, storage drawers, and decontamination area, replacing supplies/equipment to designated places, sweeping, spot washing and wiping up to ensure space is kept clear of debris.

Monitors inventories by methods such as daily reviewing core supplies to identify depleting stock, notifying appropriate personnel of need to reorder, receiving supplies from Stores, and checking ordered supplies match those received. Replenishes items by unpacking supplies upon receipt and storing in appropriate areas.

Cleans equipment by methods such as removing disposable liner on suction container, and spot-cleaning equipment using disinfectant solution; notifies appropriate personnel of malfunctioning equipment and/or completes maintenance requisition as directed and sends equipment to Maintenance/Bio Medical Engineering for repair.

Carries out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements. Immediately reports unsafe situations by notifying supervisor or other appropriate personnel.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience

Grade 10 plus graduation from a recognized Health Care Assistant Program, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to deal with others effectively.
Ability to operate related equipment.
Ability to organize work.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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