CSSD Assistant Packer

LIFE Healthcare Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated CSSD Assistant to join their dynamic team at a leading hospital. In this vital role, you will ensure the correct packing and sterilization of instruments and linen packs, adhering to strict infection control standards. Your responsibilities will include overseeing safety checks, planning daily tasks, and coordinating the washing of instruments. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to patient care in a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about healthcare and have the required skills, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in CSSD within a private hospital is highly advantageous.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and be flexible with hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct packing and sterilization of instrument sets and linen packs.
• Assist in operational duties and safety checks in the SSD.

Skills

CSSD experience

Excellent communication skills

Packing of equipment

Knowledge of medical terminology

Problem-solving

Resilience

Education

Matric

Job description

A vacancy exists for a CSSD Assistant based in the Theatre Complex at Vincent Pallotti Hospital, reporting to the CSSD Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the correct packing and sterilization of instrument sets and linen packs for theatre and doctors’ rooms in accordance with Company infection control standards.

Critical Outputs

• Shift leading in the absence of the SSD coordinator
• Assist and oversee safety checks in SSD
• Gathering stats for processing by SSD coordinator
• Planning of daily tasks according to theatre slates including ordering of linen, consumables, checking of loan sets and checking sterile stock to ensure it is adequate
• Gathering of supporting documents for processing of invoices by the Theatre Manager
• Report broken instruments and incomplete sets
• Operational duties such as coordinating washing of instruments, packing of sets (including loan sets), loading of autoclaves and assisting troubleshooting SSD related queries in theatres

Requirements

• CSSD experience and training in the private hospital setting – highly advantageous
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in packing of equipment
• Must be able to work flexible hours. Night duty compulsory, when the need arises.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and instruments and process around cleaning of equipment
• Awareness of safety protocol
• Adherence to safe standardized loading and unloading of autoclaves
• Minimum qualification – matric - essential

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact

Anna Mokwena

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.