Description

Vacancy Announcement

Job title:

Hygienist

Work Location:

Koidu Government Hospital (Kono District)

Department:

Clinical

Reports to:

Nurse Anesthetist

Line Management

No

Requisition #

4379

Duration of Contract

Twelve (12) Months with the possibility of extension

Application Status

External Advert

Organisation Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health Sierra Leone (PIHSL) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

The Hygienist ensures that medical instruments and supplies used in healthcare environments are properly sterilized and safe to use. They operate sterilization equipment, monitor the process, and inspect sterilized items for quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Acquiring, distributing, and charging for all disposable supplies and patient rental equipment
• Preparing, assembling, and packaging all medical equipment and instruments for surgery and other hospital departments including the restocking of code carts and isolation carts using the exchange cart system
• Sterilizing all reusable equipment, supplies, and instrumentation, and maintaining and operating Central Sterile equipment according to established protocols
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of sterile technique, care of instrument instruments, and stocking supplies needed for surgical cases
• Takes responsibility for the decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment
• Handle transport, and store sterile equipment and pull supplies and instruments for surgical cases using the case cart system.
• Cleans decontaminates instruments and equipment after each case according to hospital policy and procedure shown by the quality of instrument cleaning and steps followed in decontamination
• Utilizing Instrument Tracking System and Surgical Services Scheduling System (PIMS), as necessary
• Assist in the training of new sterilization technicians
• Participate in inventory control of sterilization supplies

  Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

  At Partners In Health, we are dedicated to ensuring that those who benefit from our work, including our patients, families, and community members, as well as our employees, are treated with dignity and respect, and are free from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

  Qualifications/Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to follow verbal and/or written instructions
  • Musa be able to lift, stand, and stoop without physical restriction
  • Conscientious in detail and grooming
  • Knowledge of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization techniques
  • Ability to communicate effectively and pleasantly
  • Minimum 1 year of recent central sterile experience
  • Thorough knowledge of aseptic technique, sterilization techniques, infection control requirements, and a basic knowledge of medical/surgical procedure and terminology
  • One year experience as an instrument room or operating room technician (preferred)

    Social Justice

    We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.

    Method of application

    Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00 pm GMT (Midnight) on Wednesday 29th January 2025.