Theatre Administrator

A vacancy exists for a Theatre Administrator based at Life St George's Hospital reporting to Elma Leonard, Theatre Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating accurate preference cards to support and sustain a quality and efficient e billing system, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, in line with the Company's strategic objectives of Growth, Efficiency, Quality, and Sustainability.

Being a Theatre Administrator at Life Healthcare is more than just a job. It is making life better. As a valued member of our nursing team, you will be helping us in making life better for our patients through the delivery of quality evidence based nursing care. We commit to investing in your continuous learning, career development, and the things that matter most to you.

Critical Outputs

• Effective management of preference cards and templates (surgical and anesthetic) - edit, update, or create new preference cards as required and obtain sign off from relevant persons.
• Load preference cards for theatre cases on the system for the next day's theatre lists as well as for any emergency cases.
• Effectively monitor Impilo Dashboard and action any errors.
• Manual capturing of billing on Impilo (stock and equipment).
• Effective capturing of procedure and items required for the electronic theatre register and case.
• Achieve optimal system utilization.
• Be a super user/champion to assist with multi touch screen issues and troubleshooting.
• Assist with consignment stock and loan set coordination and management.
• Assist in cycle counts and monthly stock takes to achieve hospital variance targets.
• Case management communication and capturing of procedures.
• Management of stock variance reports in collaboration with the unit manager and stock controller to achieve stock targets.
• Effective people management skills - participate in collaborative and engaging team dynamics with internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish lifelong partnerships with our customers to promote LHC as the preferred hospital of choice - effective communication skills.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Matric certificate.
• Experience in billing / stock management required.
• Working experience within a theatre environment is a strong advantage.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong administration skills.
• Participative and collaborative with all members of the team to foster and develop a healthy and positive working environment that actively promotes a joint performance and value based culture.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills and a strong understanding of theatre structure and the role of all personnel.
• Computer proficiency.

Competencies

• Problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Verbal & written communication.
• Digital IQ and computational thinking.
• Critical thinking, analysis and judgement.
• Building relationships & networking.
• Organisational awareness.
• Excellence orientation.
• Engaging diversity.
• Ethical behaviour (honesty).
• Resilience.

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Closing date: Monday, March 23, 2026.

Internal applicants - before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application unsuccessful.