Endoscope Technician

• Sterilisation certificate 4187 standards and GENCA 2014
• Part Time Endoscope Technician
• Supportive & close knit team- Parkville location

As a member of our team you will play an important role, in providing high quality service to our Day Procedure Unit at Melbourne Private Hospital.

Melbourne Private Hospital is a 124 bed private hospital co-located with the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the heart of Parkville, 1.7km from Melbourne CBD. Our hospital offers highly specialised services including extensive neurosurgery, neurology, advanced coronary care, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and general surgery. These services are supported by a 10-bed intensive care unit, 4-bed acute coronary care unit and 6-bed neurosurgical high dependency unit.

Day Procedure Unit at Melbourne Private Hospital caters for a range of patients. This includes gastroenterology, EBUS and short stay day surgery patients. The Day Procedure Unit comprises of six admission/recovery bays and a single endoscopy/procedure room.

As Endoscope Technician/CSSD Instrument Technician your responsibilities will include:

• Thermal disinfection inspection, packaging and sterilising of all instrumentation for theatre and other clinical areas
• Comply with AS/NZ standards 4187 2014, GENCA
• Operate interpret and document all machinery operational requirements
• Report and document all quality activities
• Ensure priority of instrumentation and processes

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrated knowledge of instrumentation
• Minimum 6 months experience
• sterilisation certificate 4187 standards and GENCA 2014
• Olympus reprocessing certificate (Advantageous) or familiarity with Olympus equipment
• Endoscopy reprocessing experience
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Intermediate computer literacy skills - including MS office and various data bases An interest in promoting best practice patient care
• A focus on professional development

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 7th April 2024

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to ***********@healthscope.com.au

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.