CNA-OB Technician
About The Position
As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will provide essential patient care and support under RN direction, contributing to patient comfort, safety, and recovery. You will deliver basic care, assist with patient transport, and contribute to patients’ plans of care as part of an interdisciplinary team. Care and communication should account for patients’ ages, physical abilities, and developmental needs. In this obstetrics role, you will prepare tables, instruments, and supplies for cesarean sections, vaginal deliveries, and circumcisions while maintaining sterile technique. You will assist with preparing and draping patients and operative areas, and prepare, pass, and maintain accurate counts of instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies used during procedures. The position also involves supporting admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed by the RN; responding to patient calls; anticipating needs; and promoting safety and comfort through regular rounds and environmental maintenance. You will participate in professional development, staff orientation, quality improvement, unit goals, Shared Governance, and required safety, security, and infection-control programs. Work practices must comply with CommonSpirit Health and department policies, as well as applicable regulations and procedures.
Requirements
- Other Nurse Assistant training, upon hire; or current student in a nursing school program, upon hire; or equivalent experience.
- Certified Nursing Assistant: Nebraska, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Assist with admission, discharge, and transfer processes as directed by the RN.
- Consider patients’ ages, physical abilities, and developmental needs when communicating patient needs and providing care.
- Set up tables, instruments, and supplies for cesarean sections, vaginal deliveries, and circumcisions, maintaining sterile technique.
- Respond to patient calls, anticipate patient needs, and promote safety and comfort through regular rounds, environmental maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
- Assist in preparing and draping the patient and operative area.
- Prepare and pass instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies, and maintain accurate counts during operative procedures.
- Participate in unit meetings, in-service and continuing education programs, and fulfill annual requirements.
- Assist with orienting new staff and participate in unit Quality Improvement activities.
- Comply with internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures; participate in nursing division goals and support Shared Governance.
- Participate in required safety, security, and infection-control programs and follow applicable CommonSpirit Health and department policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
