Infection Control Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Tembisa rely on this private hospital being spotless every shift. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Tembisa, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged

• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• On-the-job infection control training
• Medical aid option through the employer

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.