The posting
Job Description:
- Demonstrate effective communication and promote interpersonal skills with all levels of staff & external customers
- Provide feedback on instruments and sets utilization.
- Support team effort and be receptive to feedback.
- Demonstrate good service behaviours in accordance to the Centre’s standards
- Responsible for the safe operation of all work processes.
- Competent in instrumentation decontamination including sorting, manual and mechanical cleaning methods.
- Assemble and packs instrumentation according to specifications and accurate documentation of assembled sets.
- Demonstrate knowledge in operating and maintaining various kinds of processing equipment according to established procedures.
- Verify all sterilization processes by monitoring sterilizers mechanically, biologically and chemically.
- Ensure all documentation are accurately entered.
- Correct labelling and despatching of specimen to the appropriate laboratory
- Load, unload and inspect sterilised items from steam steriliser and hot air oven before proper storage.
- Adhere to principles of sterility of all sterilized instruments before, during and after distribution.
- Ensure availability of instrumentation and supplies when requested by O.R. staff.
- Replace damaged or lost instrument as required.
- Inform maintenance personnel to rectify any malfunction equipment.
- Deputize nurse manager/nurse clinician in her absence
Infection Control
- Practice standard precaution and hand hygiene consistently.
- Wear proper PPE when performing all functions of decontamination.
- Ensure proper waste disposal in accordance to established guidelines.
Risk Management
- Demonstrate action taken in identifying common causes of hazards, assessing risk and reporting incident.
- Ensure all staff are aware of safety plans and expectation.
- Attend annual fire safety training / drill exercise
Housekeeping
- Maintains the cleanliness of equipment, sterilizers, trolleys and work surfaces.
- Keep workplace safe and clean.
Quality Management
- Collaborates with health care team to sustain improvement initiatives.
- Comply with approved guidelines and safe practices according to qualities priorities.
- Participate in Quality Improvement projects to enhance sterilization processes and delivery of services.
- Incorporate KAIZEN into work practice and processes
Financial/Resource Management
- Participate in inventory of equipment, instruments and furniture.
- Exercise economy and care in the use of equipment, instruments and supplies.
- Assist with effective control of resources by notifying supervisor if additional stock is required.
Learning & Growth
- Provide orientation, training of new staff and conducts competency assessments when needed.
- Serves as a buddy providing supportive information and guidance to newly recruited staff.
- Attends continuing education/in-service on a regular basis.
- Participates in quality improvement activities, self-development and personal growth programme
Others
- Inform supervisor of any problems or incidents encountered.
- Participate in department & organization activities.
- Take on other responsibilities as assigned
Job Requirements:
- Recognized General Nursing qualification or Diploma in Nursing with 1-2 years’ relevant experience preferred.
- Advance Diploma in Peri-operative Nursing
- Valid SNB License and BCLS Certification



