OB Technician - Certified (FH)

About the job

Job Description Functions as Scrub Assistant. Sets-up tables and prepares room for procedures. Ensures sufficient sterile supplies and instruments on the Unit. Performs transport duties.

Job Responsibility

• • Surgical Responsibilities

• Functions as a Scrub Assistant.

• Scrubs hands and arms, dons gown and gloves.

• Sets-up operating room tray, arranging instruments, sponges sutures, and dressings.

• Assists surgical team during surgery by passing instruments, sponges, and dressings.

• Demonstrates cooperative participation as a member of the nursing team.Assists RN's in the orientation of new staff to scrub position.

• Reports pertinent events during the course of the shift's activity i.e., equipment, supplies.

• Requests information and guidance when needed from RN's.

• Compiles assignments in a timely fashion, reports to the nurse in charge when arriving and leaving area.

• Performs the duties of a messenger for interdepartmental needs.Answers phones and transports patients by wheelchair and stretcher.

• • Delivery Room Responsibilities

• Appropriately utilizes aseptic techniques.Identifies and observes breaks in aseptic technique and reports this to RN.Surgically scrubs for OBS and GYN procedures.

• Sets-up tables and prepares room for OBS procedures in LDR's and delivery rooms.

• Prepares patient for delivery in LDR's.

• Cleans instruments and equipment to be returned for sterilizing (When indicated wrap and label instruments before sterilization.) Checks sterile equipment for expiration dates.

• Ensures sufficient sterile supplies and instruments on the unit to meet the needs of the shift (Red top tubes, cotton swabs, etc.).

• Transports stillborn to the morgue as required.

• Strips patients' beds and prepare bed, stretchers, and delivery tables for new admissions On 3-11 and 11-7 shifts make beds stretchers, and delivery tables.

• Patient Care Responsibilities

• Receives patient report and assignment from RN in charge.

• Makes rounds on assigned post partum patients.

• Answers call lights as necessary for post partum patients.

• Offers oral hygiene to patients, clears overbed tables and prepare patients for meals.

• Take temps as directed.

• Prepare patients for transport, if transport is needed.

• For bed bound patients; bed pan, turn and position when necessary. Make rounds to assure all patients are clean and dry.

• Place utensils and supplies in bedside stands as needed (i.e., discharged patients and transfers.)

• For new admissions; orient patient, assist patient to undress, obtain specimens, take temperature, pulse, respirations, weight and height, and place monitoring strap on patient.

• Assist with examinations and procedures as necessary.

• Administers enemas, perform abdominal and perineal shave when directed.

• Measures and records first void specimens on all post partum patients; measures and records hourly outputs on all post cesarean section patients.

• Assists patients with personal hygiene; administer pericare.

• Provides baby care as needed.

• Identifies and observes changes in patient status and report this to RN.

• • Environmental Responsibilities

• Stocks labor and Delivery area daily.

• Stocks admitting rooms with OB Admission Packs and other needed supplies (Monitor paper, belts, speculums, etc.)

• Makes unoccupied beds and stretchers and assures that there is a pillow for each bed.

• Maintains non-patient areas in neat and orderly condition.

• Assures rolling equipment is clean.

• Reports missing or damaged equipment.Report shortages to RN's.

• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators.

• Cleans closet, drawers, and equipment.

• Stocks soap dispensers for hand scrubbing.

• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

• Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.*a person may be employed or contracted with to practice surgical technology during the 12-month period immediately following successful completion of a surgical technology program, but may not continue to be employed beyond that period without documentation that the employee holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential required.

• Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.

• Prior PCA, fetal monitoring and Labor & Delivery experience, preferred.

• Candidate must be female (BFOQ).Ability to lift, turn and position patients, required. Ability to communicate effectively.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).