Overview
The job-holder is responsible to provide a safe and clean environment for the surgical patient.
Job Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the following:
- Ensure operational readiness of OT equipment
- Check the suction and diathermy machines for cleanliness and good working order
- Check operating lights for clarity and good functioning
- Clean, check and prepare operating table and accessories
- Perform daily inventory check on positioning aids and accessories
- Routine cleaning of OT equipment e.g. tourniquet, light source etc
- Assist to ensure efficient turnover of daily elective and emergency operations in the operating room
- Transport patient from the ward to OT and vice versa
- Assist in the safe transfer of patient from trolley to operating table and vice versa
- Assist in positioning the patient
- Assist surgeon in application of tourniquet
- Adjust and focus the operating lights and assist nurses in patient care
- To stay in the OR to assist the surgical team when needed, eg. Change the suction liner, additional adhoc equipment needed etc
- Perform cleaning of the OR in between cases within 15mins. (Turnaround time target)
- Maintain a clean and safe operating room environment
- Ensure that the disposable suction liner is capped tightly before discarding into the biohazard bag.
- Perform OT terminal cleaning at the end of the list or after infected cases as stated in the protocol.
- Maintain proper daily housekeeping of OT suite which include operating room, prep-room, scrub room, Anaesthesia room and sluice room.
- Clear soiled linen and surgical wastes to the dirty utility room after the next case had started or when time permits.
- Other job duties such as maintaining proper housekeeping of pantry after 6pm.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Preferably with NITEC / Secondary 2 education
- Possess initiative and keenness to learn
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
