Job Description - Sterile Supplies Assistant (KEC/U234/24)

Position: Sterile Supplies Assistant
Rank: Patient Care Assistant II
Department/ Hospital: Central Sterile Supply Department & Theatre Sterile Supply Unit, United Christian Hospital
Pay: HK$21,739 - HK$24,701 per month
Up to 5% of total basic salary as end-of-contract gratuity may be offered to contract staff upon completion of the contract subject to satisfactory performance.

 
Key Responsibilities:
 

1.    Count and check the used surgical instruments and accessories before decontamination process;
2.    Undertake decontamination, washing and disinfection of used instruments and utensils by the use of appropriate machinery and washing cycles; 
3.    Hand wash certain types of instruments;
4.    Operate, test and clean various types of sterilizer, washer-disinfector, ultrasonic cleaner, heat sealing machine, computer and report for any abnormality;
5.    Monitor the critical parameters of sterilizer and wash-disinfector at the end of each functioning cycle;
6.    Maintain the daily and periodical records of the related devices;
7.    Perform manufacture / expiry date stamping on the sterilized goods;
8.    Perform duties in surgical instruments and accessories care, including maintenance service, dismantling, cleansing, disinfection, drying, inspection, assembling, packing, sterilization and dispatching;
9.    Perform duties in packing, sterilization and dispatching of linen packs and dressings;
10.    Management of instrument stores (sterile / clean);
11.    Inventory keeping of instrument, accessories and consumable and record keeping of department activities;
12.    Co-ordinate with external suppliers and other hospital departments;
13.    Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Entry Requirements:1.    F.5/ S.5 or equivalent (see Remark);2.    Possession of at least one of the following Certificates of Competency for Boilers & Pressure Vessels Ordinance based on duty requirements (see Remark):(a)    Class III All Electrically Heated Boilers (including automatically controlled) and Steam Receivers;(b)    Class V Special Purpose Boilers as Specified: Steam Heated Boilers only;(c)    Class VI Steam Receivers;3.    Completion of structured departmental training (see Remark);4.    Good command of English and Chinese, written and spoken.
Preferred Attributes:1.  Experience in reprocessing of operating theatre instruments.2.  Able to work independently, self-motivated, well-organized and be responsible.