ROLE OVERVIEW
The successful candidate will support the surgical team by ensuring that surgical procedures are conducted in a safe, sterile, and well-prepared environment, maintaining theatre equipment and supplies and also preparing patients and instruments pre and post surgeries.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintaining procedure room and operating theatre equipment to ensure a clean, safe, and efficient environment for patients and staff.
Ensuring the operating room table and floor are sterilized and clearing operating room at the conclusion of each procedure.
Collecting and returning all necessary equipment required for procedures.
Sterilizing instruments and carrying out decontamination processes.
Assembling operating instruments and sets.
Wrapping items for sterilization, storing sterile sets and packs appropriately.
Issuing sterile sets and packs to operating room staff and maintaining accurate records.
Providing assistance to staff with the movement of patients within the operating theatre and promoting patient safety at all times.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Certificate in Theatre Technician course or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Minimum 1 year of working experience as a Theatre Technician in a reputable medical facility
SKILLS
Strong understanding of Infection, Prevention and Control standards.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
High level of collaboration and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.
Effective time management and organizational skills.
Ethical practice and professional integrity