OB Tech - Women's Center - Night Shift

WVU Medicine

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The OB Tech serves as unit secretary for the OB unit and assists registered nurses with patient care within the role’s scope, including transport, ambulation, and other patient care duties. The position also supports unit operations, documentation, newborn care, and the setup and cleanup of patient rooms and equipment. The role is performed in a hospital setting and requires availability as scheduled, including weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week and works the night shift. Employees may be exposed to communicable diseases and body fluids.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Computer skills and ability to accurately enter data into the electronic medical record.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to occasionally lift and carry items of various weights and sizes.
Full range of body motion, including the ability to turn, lift, and transfer patients; manual finger dexterity; normal eye-hand coordination; and corrected vision and hearing within normal range.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Surgical Technologist certification.
One year of patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Answer phone and intercom promptly and courteously, assisting callers when possible.
Maintain patient census, bed boards, and room assignments; log mother and baby information and tag numbers.
Maintain the communication booklet and record and type monthly meeting minutes.
Assist with ordering department supplies; complete the daily unit stock list and stock the blanket warmer and IV trays.
Enter vital signs and patient diet orders in the electronic medical record, and complete online birth scores.
Keep nurse stations clean and orderly and hallways free of clutter; perform general department cleaning, remove excess trash and linen, and replace sharps containers as needed.
Assist with room setup for deliveries and circumcisions and clean up afterward; clean the isolette after C-sections and return it to the OR.
Transport labeled specimens to the laboratory.
Monitor the daily temp trak.
Assemble new patient charts and prepare charts for discharge.
Complete monthly unit inspections and provide them to the nurse manager; complete daily chart checks; collect monthly OB statistics and provide them to the nurse manager.
Record deliveries in the maternal and newborn registration books and outpatient booklet; collect birth certificate data from parents and assist with form completion.
Provide postpartum patient care assistance as appropriate; bathe and weigh newborns daily; assist with infant feeding and diaper changes; document intake and output in the electronic medical record; and assist with newborn photos.
Transport patients to other departments with a completed ticket to ride.
Perform and document newborn hearing screens; safely perform simple procedures, such as TPR and blood pressure, as permitted by hospital policy; maintain accurate records of care provided.
Escort mother and infant to the vehicle at discharge after documentation is completed.
Make follow-up calls to patients and schedule appointments as needed.