Health Care Assistant – Theatre (Casual)

at  Braemar Hospital

ABOUT THE JOB:

• Casual position available;
• Supporting our high calibre, close knit theatre team who scrub in on unique and exciting surgical and medical procedures; and
• Competitive remuneration, comprehensive orientation and induction, and ongoing training and development.
  About Us
  Braemar Hospital is a prestigious private surgical hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, dedicated to supporting nearly 200 credentialed specialists, across nine operating theatres and two endoscopy suites, and providing a full range of surgical specialties and medical procedures.
  Our hospital exists, quite simply, to make lives better. We know the right experience at Braemar Hospital can improve how patients and their whānau feel, and how they live, even when there’s a long journey to full recovery. To see patients, leave Braemar with a new lease on life makes our efforts worthwhile.
  The service we deliver at Braemar Hospital, and the profit that generates, enables our owner, the Braemar Charitable Trust, to support our community to live better lives through funding surgeries, health-related academic scholarships, medical research, and other health-related initiatives across the Waikato.
  Care and excellence are at our core. We are well-known for investing in highly sophisticated technology, equipment, and facilities to enable our highly skilled team to deliver quality, safe patient outcomes. We also invest heavily in developing a world-leading organisational culture to attract and retain the very best talent because we know the critical role our team play in surgical excellence.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently seeking a casual Health Care Assistant.
Working in the Operating Theatre Department reporting to the Theatre Charge Nurse the Healthcare Assistant is responsible for role is a critical member of the team, assisting with patient activities in the theatre environment under the supervision of our highly skilled Registered Nurses and Anaesthetic Technicians.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have previous experience in a Health Care Assistant or similar role, where you are comfortable taking directions from others and contributing positively to the team culture;
• Ideally understand the operating theatre environment and demonstrate a willingness to work across a variety of tasks;
• Remain calm and collected in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment is something you will thrive on;
• Possess a can-do attitude, and a strong customer service ethos to ensure excellent customer service, to both patients and specialists;
• A NZQA Health Care Assistant Programme Certificate is desirable, but not essential;
• CPR/First Aid Certificate (or a willingness to participate in training to achieve certification); and
• A current full driver’s licence.

• Have previous experience in a Health Care Assistant or similar role, where you are comfortable taking directions from others and contributing positively to the team culture;
• Ideally understand the operating theatre environment and demonstrate a willingness to work across a variety of tasks;
• Remain calm and collected in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment is something you will thrive on;
• Possess a can-do attitude, and a strong customer service ethos to ensure excellent customer service, to both patients and specialists;
• A NZQA Health Care Assistant Programme Certificate is desirable, but not essential;
• CPR/First Aid Certificate (or a willingness to participate in training to achieve certification); and
• A current full driver’s licence