Theatre Assistant at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

To assist Theatre Technicians, Nurses, Surgeons and Anesthetists in recovery room, CSSD , Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Operating room.

Key Responsibilities

• Dealing with Patients
  • Assist with the transfer of patients to theatre in time for operation
  • Ensure patients safety in a clean and tidy environment
  • Communicates courteously and professionally
  • Maintain client and patient privacy and confidentiality at all times
• Infection Control & Theatre Cleanliness
  • Ensure proper cleaning and disinfection of the theatres after every procedure
  • Ensure proper waste segregation and disposal and waste management per the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) manual
  • Sluice soiled linen and maintain a linen stock count register.
• General Theatre Assistance
  • Acts as a runner and provides necessary support to the operating room team
  • Autoclaving, sterilization and packing of instruments
  • Scrubbing for cases
  • Assisting in surgery
• Collaborate with the shift leader/nurse in-charge to ensure that the unit has the necessary equipment/resources and in good working condition.
• Record and report all sentinel incidents/events within 24 hours using the provided tools.
• Prevention of clinical errors by accurate recording of vital signs, correct patient identification, proper filling of patient charts and report abnormal findings to the nurse on duty
• Participate in emergency response
• Assist in restraining violent patients eg. ECT patients
• Participate in the ward handover exercise of patients in PACu.
• Client satisfaction (patient, consultants and others )- ensure client satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback and escalation to the nurse/nurse in charge
• Assist in transporting bodies to the morgue when called upon
• Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description

Personal Specifications

• Certificate in Patient Attendant
• Proper infection control
• Compliant waste disposal management
• 1 year experience
• Attention to details and reliable
• Have organization skills
• Is a team player