OB Surgical Technologist - Days

Mercy • Oklahoma City, OK

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The OB Surgical Technologist maintains professional accountability and provides technical support for patient care throughout the OB patient experience. Under the direction of Nursing and Medical Staff, the role performs duties related to patient care, clerical support, and surgical assistance. The technologist works cooperatively as part of a team and performs clinical procedures and non-clinical support tasks that contribute to patient care and unit operations.

The position may include operational support such as maintaining patient records, bed control and turnover, patient registration, charge capture, ensuring adequate supplies, phlebotomy, specimen transport, patient transport, obtaining blood glucose readings, and entering birth certificate information. The technologist supports the nursing team and provides care and assistance with activities of daily living to newborns, childbearing and postpartum patients, pediatric patients, and others as assigned. The role requires maintaining calm and working effectively during obstetrical emergencies. Call may be required.

The position is based in Mercy Hospital's Labor & Birth unit, a high-paced, high-energy service specializing in Obstetrics and Mother Baby, Well Newborn Care, and a Post Women’s Surgical unit. The unit includes 40 mother-baby rooms, 15 labor and delivery recovery rooms, 14 high-risk antepartum rooms, an 8-bed OBED unit, 4 LIBC birthing suites, 4 pre/post rooms, and 3 operating room suites where the unit circulates its own cases. The team also includes full-time lactation consultants serving inpatients and outpatients.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of a Surgical Technologist Program per the National Board of Surgical Technology.
• Maintain Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification without gaps.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification.
• Understand written and spoken English.
• Be able to perform job-related functions safely and successfully, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for OB patient care under the direction of Nursing and Medical Staff.
• Perform patient-care duties, clerical support, surgical assistance, designated clinical procedures, and non-clinical tasks.
• Work cooperatively with the team and contribute to unit goals.
• Support unit operations, which may include maintaining patient records, bed control and turnover, patient registration, charge capture, and ensuring adequate supplies.
• Perform duties that may include phlebotomy, transporting specimens and patients, obtaining blood glucose readings, and entering birth certificate information.
• Support the nursing team and assist with activities of daily living for newborns, childbearing and postpartum patients, pediatric patients, and others as assigned.
• Remain calm and work efficiently and effectively as part of the team during obstetrical emergencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May be required to take call.
• Perform all duties consistently with Mercy's mission, values, and Service Standards.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Tuition support
• Matched retirement plans for team members working 32 or more hours per pay period

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED