Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- Casual Instrument Technicians
- Instrument Technician Grade 1-4
- Located at Sandringham Hospital
- Great Staff benefits
The Department
The Central Sterilising Service (CSS) is an integral part of Alfred Health, providing a service to The Main Alfred Hospital Operating Suite, Tha Alfred Centre and Sandringham Hospital Operating Suite and also to the wards and other departments.
The service consists of four locations: -
- A 24 hour per day facility on the Ground Floor of the Main Ward Block of The Alfred campus. This facility provides a full decontamination and sterilising service to wards and other departments as well as the sterilisation of instruments and equipment decontaminated and packed in the satellite facilities. Where required this facility also provides decontamination and sterilising services to the Caulfield campus.
- The First Floor CSS satellite facility which is situated within the Main Operating Suite is where instruments and equipment undergo pre-treatment prior to full decontamination procedures in the main Ground Floor CSS. This facility also operates 24 hours per day and instruments and equipment used in that suite.
- The Alfred Centre Processing Unit, located on the Second Floor of The Alfred Centre, within the Procedural Suite, includes the decontamination and packing area as well as the endoscope processing room. This service operates extended hours from Monday to Friday.
- Sandringham Hospital Sterile Services Unit, located adjacent to the Sandringham Operating Theatres, provides for the needs of the operating theatres and the wards and departments on that campus. This service operates for extended hours, seven days per week.
The Role
Instrument technicians employed within the CSS are responsible for the processing, from decontamination through to issue, of sterile instruments and equipment used in all areas of all campuses of Alfred Health. Staff are required to work rotating shifts, 7 days a week once they have completed Workplace Competencies.
Qualification & Experience Required
- Available in attached Position Descriptions
Benefits
- Salary Packaging
- Discount Health Insurance
- Car Parking
- Onsite Gym
- Child care services
Please contact Mel Klages 0400569421 Or Ellen Tierney 0404039206
Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Monday 21st October 2024
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au