Operations Assistant

Healthe Care Group; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Collaboration with multidisciplinary团队

Fitness passport

Career development and training

Paid parental leave

Novated lease opportunities

Love Your Work program

Job summary

Brisbane Waters Private Hospital, part of Healthe Care Group, is seeking an Operations Assistant to support the Perioperative team. You will assist with transport of equipment and patients, help position patients on the operating table, and perform general cleaning tasks to maintain a safe environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

This role offers flexible working conditions, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Essential Criteria: Flexible work schedule; Manual handling training; Excellent communication; Customer focused mindset; Team player; Commitment to development; Confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff to organise operating room equipment for smooth list continuity.
• Transport patients to and from operating suite.
• Assist with positioning patient in the operating room.
• Assist with changeover routines between cases (mopping, rubbish, moving equipment).
• Removal and management of waste and linen.
• End of day cleaning tasks and setup for next day.
• Check and replace supplies.
• Carry out periodic cleaning per work schedules.
• Move stores, stock storage, packing/unpacking as required.

Job description

Care is our passion. People are our business. Excellence is our standard. Growth is our ambition.

At Brisbane Waters Private Hospital, we’re all about supporting real people to deliver extraordinary care. As part of the Healthe Care team, you can expect:

Flexible working conditions to ensure a healthy work-life balance

Collaboration with like-minded professionals across a multi-disciplinary team

Fitness passport

Grow with us - commitment to career development, ongoing training and development

Paid parental leave

Novated lease opportunities

Love Your Work reward and recognition program

About you

The role of the Operations Assistant is to provide support to the Perioperative team. The Operations Assistant is responsible for assisting with the transportation of equipment and patients throughout the suite / wards, positioning patients on the operating table and attending general cleaning duties and maintaining a safe environment under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the nursing staff to organise the operating room equipment necessary for a smooth list continuity
• Transport patients to and from operating suite
• Assist with the positioning of the patient in the operating room
• Assist with the changeover routine between cases including mopping, rubbish and moving equipment
• Removal and management of all waste and linen
• Perform end of day cleaning tasks and set up equipment for the next day
• Check and replacement of supplies
• Carry out periodic cleaning duties as per work schedules
• Assist with the movement of stores, stock storage, packing and unpacking when required

Essential Criteria:

• Flexible work schedule, must be able to work morning and afternoon shifts as required
• Manual handling training to be completed
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate a customer focused mindset
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team displaying a ‘can do’ attitude
• Proven commitment to professional development and quality improvement
• Open and honest approach with the ability to maintain confidentiality

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience in the role of Operating Assistant

Who we are

Renowned for delivering extraordinary Medical, Rehabilitation, Geriatric and Surgical care, Brisbane Waters Private Hospitals is a 132-bed hospital and provides the largest Psychiatric unit on the Central Coast.

We offer a fantastic work environment with a supportive team across our four operating theatres, providing a diverse range of surgical services including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, ENT (paediatric and adult), Plastic Surgery, Endoscopy, Dental (paediatric and adult), Vascular, Ophthalmology, and Gynaecological Surgery.

Looking for the best possible start to your career, or your next step? With a focus on education and development, Brisbane Waters Private will support your career every step of the way!

Brisbane Waters Private Hospital is part of the Healthe Care Group. We are a private healthcare provider of choice, driving innovation and clinical best practice to the services we provide.

This position will be classified under the Healthe Care (NSW Hospitals) Health Professionals & Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2024.