Theatre Cleaner (Private Hospital)

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a community health clinic in Germiston. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Germiston, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

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

• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Matric or Grade 11

• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules

• Medical aid option through the employer
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• On-the-job infection control training

• 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.