New job Active Staff Screener in British Columbia

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of nearly 40,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Are you looking to use your assessment skills and support the response for Covid-19? If so, keep on reading to find out more about the opportunities we have!

We are looking for a Casual Active Staff Screener in Abbotsford, BC. The Active Staff Screener position supports facilities in outbreak to actively assess and screen staff two times during their shift. Conducts the COVID-19 screening assessment with every facility staff member / contractor, and documents results electronically using Checkbox. In addition to facility staff doing their own self-screening, all staff in an outbreak facility will be screened twice per shift by a Fraser Health Active Staff Screener.

Through the assessment process, the Active Staff Screener will guide and coach staff in practices to ensure compliance, including providing tools such as symptom self-assessment and hand hygiene self-assessment, and isolation recommendations. The Screener will answer questions, field inquiries, directs staff to appropriate resources and identify gaps in documentation, information, or knowledge for review with Site and/or FH leadership and education of staff.

This vacancy is subject to the requirements of the Facility Staff Assignment Order (the “SSO”) issued by the Fraser Health’s Medical Health Officer further to the Order issued by the Provincial Health Officer on April 10, 2020 (amended April 15, 2020) (the “PHO Order”). While these Orders are in effect the successful applicant to this vacancy will be limited to working in only one (1) private long-term care hospital, licensed long-term care facility, registered assisted living facility, stand-alone extended care hospital or provincial mental health facility (the “Facilities”).

To join our team, we will look for you to have:

• Completion of Grade 12.
• One (1) year of recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

If this sounds like the ideal role for you, here are more reasons why you should apply:

A career with FH will offer you the opportunity to be a member of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and exciting health care environment.

Are you passionate about building an engaging environment that supports and challenges others to achieve their goals?

Take the next step and apply, so we can continue the conversation and make a difference in the communities we serve! We value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust.