Operating Department Assistant

Mediclinic; Vanderbijlpark; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services group in Vanderbijlpark is seeking a scrub practitioner. This position involves assisting in theatre operations under supervision, ensuring patient care quality, and adhering to safety standards. The ideal candidate will hold an Operating Department Assistance Diploma. This role is critical within a multi-disciplinary team to maintain patient safety and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Operating Department Assistance Diploma is essential.
• No minimum experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe quality patient care as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Prepare for allocated theatre lists effectively.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control principles.

Skills

Theatre environment and operations

Aseptic technique

Infection prevention and control

Instrument management techniques

Computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Record keeping

Risk identification

Education

Operating Department Assistance Diploma

Job description

Overview

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

Main purpose of job

To function as a scrub practitioner, circulator and anaesthetic assistant under indirect supervision of a professional nurse. To provide assistance in the recovery room under the direct supervision of a professional nurse.

Responsibilities

• Continuously deliver safe quality patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in accordance with the set theatre standards
• 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 utilization of equipment and pharmaceutical stock to minimize financial risks

Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Operating Department Assistance Diploma
DESIRED EDUCATION: None

Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: None

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Theatre environment and operations
• Aseptic technique
• Infection prevention and control
• Instrument management techniques
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Record keeping
• Risk identification