About the role

Mater Private Hospital Townsville is currently seeking experienced Theatre Orderlies to join their team in a permanent full time capacity. Our Perioperative Services department at Mater Private Hospital Townsville (MPHT) provides surgical services across 16 theatres and caters for adults and paediatrics with a variety of surgical specialities. MPHT boasts brand new state-of-the-art theatre facilities, a catheterization laboratory and separate onsite day-site surgery facilities.

Salary range: $29.59 - $32.09 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

As a Theatre Orderly you will be responsible for assisting with the transportation of patients throughout the hospital.

• Pre and post-surgery, as well as assist nurses and doctors with manual handling of patients
• Setting up and cleaning of medical equipment and medical gases
• Prepare operating rooms for surgical cases
• Cleaning operating rooms and maintaining equipment after each case in accordance with infection control procedures
• Undertake positioning of patients utilising manual handling principles and
• Other duties as directed

About you

To be successful in your application, you will have:

• Currently hold a Certificate III in Health Care Support (Operating Theatre Practice) or Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
• Minimum of two years previous experience in an Operating Theatre Assistant role would be highly desirable
• Demonstrated a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Proven ability to follow established guidelines, policies & procedures
• Basic understanding of, or ability to acquire knowledge of workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination practices and behaviours as applied in the working environment

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

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Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.