Clinic Cleaner (Day Shift)

Patients and nurses in Rustenburg rely on this private hospital being spotless every shift. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Rustenburg, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged

• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Matric or Grade 11
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B

• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• In the interview, explain how you clean an isolation room step by step. It is a common question and a quick way to stand out.