Position: Theatre Assistant
Overview
Avenue Healthcare is one of the leading private healthcare groups
in East Africa running 3 Hospitals, and 13 clinics across Kenya, and a Homecare
business. With over 25 years in the healthcare industry, Avenue Healthcare runs
300 hospital beds with over 1,000 staff members, and more than 400 specialists
and serves over 400,000 patients annually, offeringprimary, secondary, and
tertiary.
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Position |
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Theatre
Assistant |
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Department |
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Theatre |
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Reports to |
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Unit
Manager Theatre |
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Location |
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Parklands
Hospital |
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No. of Posts |
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1 |
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Application Deadline |
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2023-01-27 |
Job Objective/Purpose
To assist Theatre
Technicians, Nurses, Surgeons and Anesthetists in recovery room, CSSD , Post
Anesthesia Care Unit and Operating room.
Key Responsibilities
1.Dealing with Patients
a.Assist with the transfer
of patients to theatre in time for operation
b.Ensure patients safety
in a clean and tidy environment
c.Communicates courteously
and professionally
d.Maintain client and
patient privacy and confidentiality at all times
2.Infection Control &
Theatre Cleanliness
a.Ensure proper cleaning
and disinfection of the theatres after every procedure
b.Ensure proper waste
segregation and disposal and waste management per the Infection Prevention
Control (IPC) manual
c.Sluice soiled linen and maintain
a linen stock count register.
3.General Theatre
Assistance
a.Acts as a runner and
provides necessary support to the operating room team
b.Autoclaving,
sterilization and packing of instruments
c.Scrubbing for cases
d.Assisting in surgery
4.Collaborate with the
shift leader/nurse in-charge to ensure that the unit has the necessary
equipment/resources and in good working condition.
5.Record and report all
sentinel incidents/events within 24 hours using the provided tools.
6.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
7.Participate in emergency
response
8.Assist in restraining
violent patients eg. ECT patients
9.Participate in the ward
handover exercise of patients in PACu.
10.Client satisfaction
(patient, consultants and others )- ensure client satisfaction through quality
of care, communication, feedback and escalation to the nurse/nurse in charge
11.Assist in transporting
bodies to the morgue when called upon
12.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
How to Apply
Appplication documents (CV and Certificates) must
be emailed to vacancies@avenuehealthcare.com with the job position you are applying for as
the subject of the email by 27th January 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Avenue Healthcare
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
