Nurse Aide at Population Solutions for Health (formerly PSI/Zimbabwe)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Damps dusts all rooms in the facility using recommended disinfectant.
• Ensures consultation rooms are clean all the time prepares beds, sluices linen, cleans windows and mops the floor.
• Collects and sorts used /dirty instruments and linen from different consultation rooms.
• Processes instruments according to set guidelines.
• Maintains accurate strength of disinfection solutions all the time.
• Disinfects, cleans, and dry the instruments.
• Prepares linen and dressing towel ready for processing sterile packs.
• Collects and sorts dirty / used linen from the consultation rooms.
• Soaks soiled linen in sodium hypochlorite.
• Washes, clean and irons linen and folds and packs in the linen cupboard.
• Maintains colour coding system e.g., bin liners, sharp containers.
• Packs and autoclaves procedure packs and accessories.
• Makes sterile packs according to specification for example IUCD, Jadelle, VIAC, dressing packs and label with name, date, and sign.
• Autoclaves different packs according to specification of the autoclaving machine.
• Distributes sterile packs in different service areas according to requirements/usage.
• Opens offices every morning and checking for evidence of break ins.
• Cleans toilets and ensuring all toiletries are provided.
• Prepares tea and coffee as requested.
• Banks all cash and delivers mail within town.
• Relieves Receptionist from time to time when called upon to do so.
• Reports all damages including building, equipment, and furniture.
• Loads and offloads equipment and goods from vehicles.
• Photocopies site forms and other stationery.