Hospital Assistant / Porter

Union: CUPE TRI
Number of Vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: Replacement 
Site: Toronto Rehab - Bickle Centre
Department: Environmental Services
Work Area: Transportation
Reports To: Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shift: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm., Weekdays and Rotating Weekends
Salary: $27.30-$27.60, Hourly (start rate is non-negotiable)
Status: Temporary Full-Time (3 months, until mid-August 2026)
Closing Date: April 23, 2026

Duties

• Transporting patients by wheelchair, stretcher or bed to various locations for tests and other procedures, as per established schedule or as requested. These locations include patient rooms, departments for tests like x-rays, CT scan, MRI, to procedures like endoscopies, and the emergency department. Transporting patients who have passed away to the morgue.
• Assisting to transfer patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs under the direction of clinical staff.
• Responding immediately with specialized equipment when a patient is being resuscitated or in medical distress.
• Picking up and delivering specimens. blood products, supplies, dirty/soiled instruments, equipment and other miscellaneous items to various locations, as per established schedule or as requested.
• Using a mobile device to accept, start, and complete assigned tasks.
• Monitoring and replenishing medical and other supplies to ensure the department has sufficient quantity on hand.
• Following all Infection Prevention and Control procedures including hand washing and isolation procedures.
• Wearing gloves, isolation gowns, masks (surgical and N95), eye protection, and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while carrying out duties as required.
• Cleaning and disinfecting stretchers, wheelchairs, pumps, IV poles and other patient handling equipment with bleach and other cleaning chemicals in accordance with training and procedures while wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Performing cross-functional duties as assigned and/or required.
• Performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned and/or required.