Operating Department Assistant
Job Description
Mediclinic Cape Gate | Brackenfell, Cape Town | South Africa
Closing date: 27/03/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Jamie Levern Scholtz
Reference number: 57846
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To function as a scrub practitioner, circulator and anaesthetic assistant under indirect supervision of a professional nurse. To provide assistance in the recovery room under the direct supervision of a professional nurse.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
Continuously deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in accordance with the set theatre standards
Ensure effective peri-operative preparation for an allocated theatre list
Adhere to infection prevention and control principles in order to mitigate clinical risks
Ensure optimal utilization of equipment and pharmaceutical stock to minimize financial risks
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Operating Department Assistance or Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma
DESIRED EDUCATION: None
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 1 year experience in Operating Theatre
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 3 years' experience in Operating Theatre
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Theatre environment and operations
- Aseptic technique
- Infection prevention and control
- Instrument management techniques
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
- Record keeping
- Risk identification
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1377599
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSouth Africa, South Africa
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EducationNot mentioned