Sterile Supplies Assistant

Position\: Sterile Supplies Assistant
Rank\: Patient Care Assistant II
Department/Hospital\: Integrated Disinfection and Sterilization Services (IDSS), Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Pay\: HK$22,174 – HK$25,195 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 Remarks);
2.  Possession of at least one of the following Certificates of Competency for Boilers & Pressure Vessels Ordinance based on duty requirements (see Remarks):
    (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 Remarks);
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.