An exciting opportunity exists to join the casual pool and use your unique skills as an experienced Sterilisation Technician Grade 2 at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Sterilising Department.
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Sterilisation Technician Grade 2
Remuneration: $34.02 - $35.53 per hour
Hours Per Week: 0
Requisition ID: REQ598240
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting, and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There is a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You will feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you’ll be working : Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Sterilising Services Department.
What you’ll be doing: To ensure the smooth functioning of the CSSD and ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. To maintain the high standards necessary in the provision of sterilising services and thermal disinfection of reusable medical devices, which involves the collection and receipt of contaminated instruments and equipment for reprocessing. Packing, Sterilisation of reusable instruments.. Ensuring compliance with AS5369:2023 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and other devices in health and non-health related facilities & Infection Control Guidelines. Annual mandatory and competency based training is required in addition to attending related in-services and contributing to WH&S and department enhancements. The primary purpose of the position is to provide sterile and thermally disinfected medical and surgical equipment to all areas for use in patient care in accordance with current Australian Standards and policies and procedures developed by SSD Management. To work in all areas of the Sterilising Services to maintain the high standards in all processes involved with sterilisation and other procedures performed within the unit as well as acknowledging the services contribution to patient care. The reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD’s) used in Health Services Organisations, (HSO’s) adhering to AS/NZS 4187-2014.

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