OB Tech - Night Shift Full Time

Advocate Health

4d • $23 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

The OB Tech supports obstetrical procedures and deliveries in the Labor and Delivery department. The role includes preparing procedure areas and maintaining sterile fields, equipment, supplies, and instruments; assisting with direct patient care; and helping ensure the unit is ready for emergencies. The OB Tech reports and documents patient-condition information and collaborates with operating room staff, clinical nurse specialists, educators, and peers to prepare for procedures and emergency situations. The position requires providing age-appropriate care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

This is a full-time night-shift position, scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a rotating schedule that includes every third weekend and every third holiday. The employee must train full time on day shift for 8–12 weeks.

Requirements

• Nurse Aide in good standing on the State Registry in which the team member practices.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
• Advanced training beyond high school, including completion of an accredited or approved Nursing Assistant program.
• Basic computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, and using email and electronic medical records systems.
• Successfully complete on-the-job training.
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, staff, and physicians.
• Good organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to multitask with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present, and push or pull 100 pounds.
• Ability to use foot pedals on carts and machines, wear protective clothing, and operate all equipment necessary for the job.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during the work shift; functional sight and hearing are required.
• Ability to work with continuing exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body-fluid hazards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with obstetrical procedures, including cesarean sections, vaginal deliveries, vacuum extraction, forceps deliveries, tubal ligations, dilation and curettage, circumcisions, and emergency OB-related abdominal hysterectomies; maintain knowledge of the setup for each procedure.
• Scrub for obstetrical procedures by applying aseptic surgical techniques, creating and maintaining a sterile field, preparing materials, equipment, and supplies, assisting with gowning and gloving, draping the sterile area, and passing instruments and supplies.
• Assist with delivery procedures and prepare the area according to the obstetric provider’s preferences.
• Assist with direct patient care, activities of daily living, comfort, and safety needs.
• Serve as a resource for training technicians, RN staff, and others in equipment use and procedures.
• Maintain stocks of sterile surgical supplies and instruments and keep the unit ready for emergencies.
• Maintain, clean, and stock equipment.
• Report and document accurate, timely information about patient condition to the appropriate person.
• Collaborate with operating room staff, the clinical nurse specialist, educators, and peers to prepare equipment and implement procedures and emergency responses.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, where applicable.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
• Career development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree