Job Summary
The Nurse Aide at DiAgnosis Centre Inc. is a vital member of our cardiac care support team, responsible for preparing patients for cardiology consultation, and cardiac testing and ensuring their physical comfort, safety, and care before, during, and after the consultation and diagnostic procedures. This role operates within a busy outpatient cardiac care facility and supports cardiologists, sonographers, and technologists in a clinical setting that demands attention to detail, patient sensitivity, and a solid understanding of cardiac diagnostic care workflows.
Responsibilities
- Greet and escort patients to examination rooms and prepare them for cardiology
consultations, echocardiograms, electrocardiograms (ECGs), Holter monitor applications,
ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) fittings, and cardiac stress tests.
- Assist patients with changing into examination gowns and provide assistance with
mobility, dressing, grooming, and transfers for elderly or physically limited patients.
- Safely position and support patients on examination tables during echocardiograms,
ECGs, and other cardiac diagnostic procedures.
- Measure, record, and document vital signs, including blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen
saturation, temperature, height, and weight before and after diagnostic testing.
- Prepare patients for cardiac diagnostic procedures by explaining basic test preparation,
verifying identity, and assisting with skin preparation, including shaving or cleaning the
chest for ECG, Holter monitor, or stress test electrode placement.
- Observe patients before, during, and after cardiac testing for signs of dizziness, chest
discomfort, shortness of breath, or distress, and promptly report abnormal findings to
the supervising physician or cardiac technologist.
- Respond to patient requests and provide comfort measures during consultations and
diagnostic procedures.
- Assist physicians, cardiac sonographers, and cardiology technologists during patient
assessments and diagnostic testing by preparing equipment, supplies, and examination
rooms.
- Apply and remove ambulatory monitoring devices such as Holter monitors and blood
pressure monitors under the direction of authorized clinical staff, and provide patients
with instructions regarding monitor care and activity logs.
- Clean, disinfect, and prepare examination rooms, echocardiography equipment, ECG
machines, Holter monitors, blood pressure monitors, stretchers, and patient care
equipment according to infection prevention and control standards.
- Maintain inventory of clinical supplies and ensure examination rooms are adequately
stocked with electrodes, gels, linens, gowns, disinfectants, and other patient care
materials.
- Transport patients by wheelchair or provide walking assistance to and from waiting
areas, examination rooms, washrooms, and diagnostic testing areas as required.
- Make examination beds, replace linens, and maintain a clean, organized, and safe clinical
environment between patient appointments.
- Document patient observations, completed procedures, and patient flow information
accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
- Assist with patient scheduling workflow by preparing charts, obtaining consent forms,
verifying demographic information, and ensuring diagnostic requisitions are complete.
- Transport requisitions, reports, and clinical documentation between departments or
referring physician offices while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies by initiating first aid or CPR within
certification and scope of practice until advanced medical assistance is available.
- Support infection prevention, patient safety, confidentiality, and quality assurance
policies in accordance with clinic and provincial healthcare standards.
Join our team today and contribute to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients!
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cochrane, ON: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
