OB Technician-Full Time Nights

Mary Washington Healthcare • Stafford, VA

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About The Position

The OB Technician plays a crucial role in supporting nursing staff and ensuring the delivery room and operating room are prepared for obstetrics and gynecology procedures. This position involves direct patient care activities under the supervision of a registered nurse, contributing to the overall quality of service provided to patients and their families.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• CNA license issued by the Commonwealth of VA, LPN license in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Certified Medical Assistant, Current Virginia EMT Certification and/or EMT National Registry, Certified Surgical Technologist from NBSTSA, or Registration with the Virginia Board of Medicine as a Surgical Technologist required.
• AHA BLS certification required.
• NRP certification required within 6 months of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

• Scrub tech training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains the delivery room and operating room for specific obstetrics and gynecology procedures.
• Obtains and sets up sterile field with appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment for specific obstetrics and gynecology procedures.
• Performs clerical duties including order entry, patient charges, registration of obstetrical patients and their newborns, answering telephone, and opening the door for visitors.
• Under the direction of the physician and guidance from RN, prepares the patient's abdomen, drapes the sterile field, and passes instrumentation.
• Performs appropriate surgical instrument counts with RN circulator.
• Follows aseptic technique when opening sterile supplies and maintains highest standard of sterile techniques during procedure.
• Prepares instruments for terminal sterilization after use.
• Performs patient support duties under the direction of a RN, including venipuncture, starting IVs, obtaining vital signs, weights, and blood glucose, collecting and transporting specimens, assisting with ambulation, toileting, bathing, and linen changes, inserting foley catheters, and documenting input/output.
• Assists with newborn screening and provides oral feeding and diapering to babies, as appropriate.
• Documents all care provided to the patient in the electronic medical record.
• Orders and maintains appropriate amounts of patient care supplies for the department.
• Stocks patient rooms per established par levels.
• Assists with patient transports, as needed.
• Collaborates with the health care team by participating in the coordination of services and contributes to the continuous Performance Improvement process.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED