Job Description

Job Duties:
Ensuring effective financial management by:

• Ensuring accurate charging by managing theatre clocking time
• Ensure consignment stock, equipment and prothesis is charged according to policy

Affecting the functioning of theatre equipment and instrumentation by:

• Ensuring the correct use of theatre equipment and instrumentation by educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of the equipment

Providing quality patient care by:

• Obtaining the correct information pre-operatively and visiting the patient post-operatively
• Ensuring that the patient is comfortable and assist the doctor during the surgical procedure

Ensuring effective people management by:

• Providing theatre specific training and assessing the competence of staff
• Assist the Unit Manager to correctly monitor the normal and overtime hours
• Ensure the theatre team works according to the scope of practice
• Give feedback to the unit manager in order to assess optimal performance

Effective SHEQ management by:

• Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements
• Ensuring the disposal of medical waste in order to effectively control infection

Effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders

• Attend review and consultative form meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders
• Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager

Requirements:

• General Nursing Degree/ Diploma
• Operating Theatre Qualification advantageous
• RN should be able to scrub for ENT, Orthopedics, Vascular, Plastics, Cardiothoracic, Cathlab, neurology, Urology, Plastics
• Registration with SANC
• Relevant experience and technical skills to meet the critical outputs
• Understanding of the private industry, it's challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage