Operating Room Practitioner

Medi Clinic; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cape Town seeks a dedicated scrub practitioner to join their team. The role involves providing quality patient care and ensuring effective peri-operative preparation. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma required.
• No minimum experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure effective peri-operative preparation for an allocated Theatre list.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control principles.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Record keeping

Instrument management techniques

Computer literate

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) protocols

Risk identification

Education

Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma

Job description

Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt| Bellville, Cape Town | South Africa

Closing date: 23/05/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Nadia Botha
Reference number: 59779
Workplace Type:On-site
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 and circulator under indirect supervision of a professional nurse.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team

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 utilisation of equipment and pharmaceutical stock to minimize financial risks

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Operating Theatre Practitioner Diploma

DESIRED EDUCATION: None

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: None

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Aseptic technique
• Record keeping
• Instrument management techniques
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) protocols
• Risk identification

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

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