2 Theater Assistant Job Vacancies – Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)
Job Title: Theater Assistant (2 Job Vacancies)
Organisation: Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Mandated by the Uganda Cancer Institute Act of 2016, the Uganda Cancer Institute is an autonomous body, with the mandate to, among others, undertake and coordinate the management of cancer and cancer-related diseases in Uganda. It is critical to the evolution of a National Centre of Excellence, providing specialized treatment and care for all types of cancer using all the available subspecialty expertise possible, as well as engineering oncology-centered research and training.
Job Summary: The Theater Assistant will prepare the theatre for surgical operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Medical device Repository
- Washing theater equipment/instruments;
- Disinfecting theater equipment/instruments;
- Preparing and packaging of theater instruments, linen and sponges;
- Sterilizing theater equipment, instruments, linen, sponges.
General Theater Preparation
- Setting sterile trolleys;
- Clearing after procedures.
Controlling traffic flow in Theater.
Infection prevention
- Waste management/segregation;
- Specialized Theater cleaning.
Assisting Surgeons during Surgeries
- Scrubbing;
- Circulating.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Uganda Certificate of Education with passes in science subjects or its equivalent from a recognized institution. Certificate in Theatre Techniques
- Previous experience in cancer care or palliative care of counselling is an added advantage
- Concern for quality and standards;
- Team work;
- Ethics and integrity;
- Communication;
- Time management.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons should submit their applications including copies of their academic and professional transcripts, certificates, curriculum vitae, employment records to the Executive Director Uganda Cancer Institute, P.O Box 3935 Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: Friday 27th March, 2020.