Theatre Technician

Reference Number
- 65445
- Employment Type
- Full Time Ongoing, Part Time Ongoing
- Entity
- Monash Health
- Department
- Operating Theatre
- Location
- Dandenong Hospital
- Position Summary

**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About Us**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. We improve the health of our community through:

- Prevention and early intervention
- Community-based treatment and rehabilitation
- Highly specialised surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment and monitoring services
- Hospital and community-based mental health services
- Comprehensive sub-acute, aged care and palliative care programs
- Research, education and teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals
- Regional and state-wide specialist services

**About the Role**

Theatre technicians are an integral part of the operating room team. Providing support to the surgical and nursing staff to ensure positive patient outcomes are achieved. The position depending on the level of competency and skill set is responsible for:

- Transporting patients to and from the operating room
- Positioning and preparation of patients for surgery
- Setting up each operating theatre with specialty/surgery specific equipment
- Ensuring all equipment is functioning and correctly maintained
- Cleaning of equipment in accordance with Monash Health and manufacturers guidelines

Whilst ensuring patient safety, the theatre technician is required to assist and support the surgical and nursing operating team by ensuring all the necessary equipment is available and operational and patients are safety positioned and prepped for surgery. The Theatre technician provides efficient, high quality care in patient focused environment through effective and committed teamwork.

**About You**

Technical skills/ knowledge / experience:

- Performs role without direct supervision but under indirect guidance from a Grade 4 or above Undertakes work of a more complex nature rotating through all surgical and clinical specialities.
- Minimum 12 months experience as a Theatre Technician and has a Theatre Technician Qualification

Additional skillset requirements:

- Basic computer skills, Outlook, Word
- Capability to undertake work of a more complex nature with an ability to rotate through all areas of the department (classification dependant)
- Sound organisational skills
- Effective and strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Supportive of organisational change
- Demonstrates ongoing education and clinical development
- Flexibility
- Capacity to work autonomously (classification dependant) as well as under supervision and within a team
- Willing to participate in on the job training and/or specific skills training as required
- Professional work ethic

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org.

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

**Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).