Theatre Bookings Clerk -Durdoc Hospital

PURPOSE OF POSITION

• Understands and supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Promote the health, welfare and safety of all patients in the organization.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Receiving, processing, and coordinating all theatre bookings.
• Maintaining and updating the daily theatre board to ensure effective patient flow and theatre utilisation.
• Coordinating theatre activities and communicating schedule changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Completing daily theatre slates and circulating them to all departments.
• Processing theatre chits for all surgical disciplines, including after-hours, weekend, and emergency cases.
• Working closely with the billing clerk to ensure all surgical procedures are captured and billed correctly.
• Ordering instrument sets and coordinating the borrowing of surgical instruments from external facilities when required.
• Assisting with the ordering and control of theatre stock.
• Compiling daily, weekly, and monthly theatre statistics and reports.
• Assisting the Theatre Matron with administrative duties, data management, and report generation.
• Managing email communication and maintaining electronic records.

COMPETENCIES (The following will be advantageous)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

(Educational Qualifications & Experience)

• Must have a grade 12 qualification.
• Incumbent must be able to work under pressure within a team environment, be people oriented and accept job ownership.
• Must have good communication skills.

SKILLS

(Practical & Technical)

• Must have excellent telephone skills.
• Must possess excellent inter-personal skill.
• Must be able to work independently under minimum supervision.
• Excellent observation skills.

BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES

(Personality Characteristics)

• Professionalism and initiative.
• Well-spoken and respectful.
• Must be able to adhere to all company rules and policies.