The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Grade 10 or equivalent NQF Level 2. Be able to read and write English. Good communication and planning skills. Experience in CSSD and Theatre will be an added advantage.
Must be prepared to work under pressure and in a team. Must be able to cope with physical demands of the positions. Good understanding of Batho Pele Principles. Be prepared to work shifts and be on rotations.
Duties :
Be able to maintain infection prevention and control. Knowledge of Principle of infection control in the working area and differentiate between a clean and dirty area. Dispose waste according to internal policy.
Collect CSSD instruments from Emergency Department (Casualty), Maternity, ICU and Theatres. Responsible to ensure that the instruments and Loan Sets received are complete and in good working condition.
Responsible for cleaning, sorting, compiling, packing and autoclaving of instruments. Packing of soft packs. Be able to operate instrument washer and autoclaves. Unpack clean linen from Linen Room, folding of linen and gowns according to principles.
Attend to instruments register and daily stats. Run Attest and Bowie Dick tests for quality control. Maintain growth / ethical standard and self – development. Perform duties as required per job description.
Ensure that Surgeons’ boots are cleaned regularly. Perform any other lawful and reasonable duties as delegated by the Supervisor. Work under Supervision of a Professional Nurse.
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