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
o Check the suction and diathermy machines for cleanliness and good working order
o Check operating lights for clarity and good functioning
o Clean, check and prepare operating table and accessories
o Perform daily inventory check on positioning aids and accessories
o 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
o Transport patient from the ward to OT and vice versa
o Assist in the safe transfer of patient from trolley to operating table and vice versa
o Assist in positioning the patient
o Assist surgeon in application of tourniquet
o Adjust and focus the operating lights and assist nurses in patient care
o To stay in the OR to assist the surgical team when needed, eg. Change the suction liner, additional adhoc equipment needed etc
o Perform cleaning of the OR in between cases within 15mins. (Turnaround time target)
- Maintain a clean and safe operating room environment
o Ensure that the disposable suction liner is capped tightly before discarding into the biohazard bag.
o Perform OT terminal cleaning at the end of the list or after infected cases as stated in the protocol.
o Maintain proper daily housekeeping of OT suite which include operating room, prep-room, scrub room, Anaesthesia room and sluice room.
o 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 school education
- Possess initiative and keenness to learn
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
About the NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
The National University Hospital is a tertiary hospital and major referral centre with over 50 medical, surgical and dental specialties, offering a comprehensive suite of specialist care for adults, women and children. It is the only public hospital in Singapore to offer a paediatric kidney and liver transplant programme, in addition to kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation for adults.
The Hospital was opened on 24 June 1985 as Singapore’s first restructured hospital. Each year, the Hospital attends to more than one million patients.
As an academic health institution, patient safety and good clinical outcomes are the focus of the Hospital. It plays a key role in the training of doctors, nurses, allied health and other healthcare professionals. Translational research is pivotal in the Hospital’s three-pronged focus, and paves the way for new cures and treatment.
A member of the National University Health System, it is the principal teaching hospital of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Faculty of Dentistry.
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