Set Up Aide
Job No: JR******
Location: Wollongong Private Hospital, Wollongong, Australia
Vamp: Permanent
Department: Nursing - Enrolled Clinical Support - Technician/Orderley
Wollongong Private Hospital is defined by our unique culture and dedication to giving outstanding patient care.
Our cutting-edge fast-paced environment offers a great choice for staff who wish to be part of a progressive setting.
An exciting opportunity exists for highly motivated and experienced Theatre Set-Up Aides to join our dynamic team in this casual position.
The Operating Theatres offer flexible rostering to balance work and family commitments, a commitment to ongoing education and a friendly work environment.
About the Role
As the Set-Up Aide in our operating theatre suite you will have the opportunity to learn a new role while working and collaborating with the operating theatre team.
Duties will include:
Ensure consumable stock is rotated and date checked.
Complete case setups of Instrumentation and consumables for upcoming operating lists.
Complete Emergency and Add-on case set-ups as per bookings.
Set up with instrumentation when missing items are sterilised.
Assist the CSSD staff by putting away sterile stock.
Assist Scrub Nurses with maintaining updates of Surgeon Preference Cards.
Attend to calls from Theatres to retrieve sterile stock as required.
Monitor and record temperatures in Sterile Stock Storage Rooms.
Escalate consumable shortages to Theatre Stores Officer, Theatre NUMs or PM Coordinator as required.
Liaise with the PM Coordinator on assisting afternoon shift nursing staff with restocking and cleaning.
At completion of lists put away all leftover instrumentation and consumables.
About You
The successful candidate must be committed to the provision of a high level of customer service and quality health care in a team environment.
You will also demonstrate:
Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (HLT*****) or Certificate III Sterilisation- HLT*****.
Understanding of scope of practice in line with relevant registration.
Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently.
Ability to ensure excellence in customer service.
Ability to prioritise with excellent time-management skills.
Take directions in a constantly changing environment.
Desirable:
Previous experience in an operating theatre suite or central sterilisation department.
What's in it for you
Professional Advancement: Recognition rewards, professional development and employee referral programmes; free access to LinkedIn Learning education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy.
Discounts: Ramsay Rewards – access great deals at over 100 major retailers; Hospital Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts – lower hospital cover costs and higher extras limits for major dental.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities, freedom to influence your roster; Flexible Leave Programme and a free Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling and coaching 24/7.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected hotels and salary sacrifice opportunities such as airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
About the Organisation
Owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care, Australia's largest and most respected private hospital operator, Wollongong Private Hospital is set in the heart of Wollongong's medical precinct.
The 151-bed private hospital features state-of-the-art equipment, intensive care unit, nine operating theatres, a cardiac catheter laboratory, a day oncology unit and a stand-alone day surgical centre.
It offers a full range of medical, surgical and maternity services.
Wollongong Private Hospital is a Ramsay Health Care global operator with over 70 Australian sites and 34,000 employees.
We focus on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of People Caring for People since ****.
Requirements
Provide or complete a National Police Check (conducted within the last 12 months).
According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online.
Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
For enquiries please contact Elizabeth Pecev.
Applications close: 13 February ****.
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