OB Technician - PRN, Nights

Mercy • Saint Louis, MO

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The OB Technician maintains professional accountability and provides technical support for patient care for OB patients. Under the direction of Nursing and Medical Staff, the role performs a variety of patient-care, clerical-support, and surgical-assistance duties. The technician works cooperatively as part of a team, supports unit goals, and performs designated clinical procedures and non-clinical tasks that contribute to patient care and unit operations.

Operational support may include maintaining patient records, bed control and turnover, patient registration, charge capture, ensuring adequate supplies, phlebotomy, specimen transport, patient transport, obtaining blood glucose, and entering birth certificate information. The technician also supports the nursing team and assists with activities of daily living for newborns, childbearing and postpartum patients, pediatric patients, and others as assigned. The role requires remaining calm and working efficiently and effectively as part of the team during obstetrical emergencies. Duties are performed consistently with Mercy's mission, values, and Service Standards.

This is a PRN, night-shift position at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a non-certified technologist position. Applicants may have completed an accredited surgical technology program but do not have an active Surgical Technologist Certification (CST).

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Surgical Technology experience at hire, or completion of a unit-based competency determined by the department leader after being deemed competent to perform independently.
• Understand written and spoken English.
• Be able to perform job-related functions safely and successfully, with or without reasonable accommodation as required by federal, state, or local law.

Nice To Haves

• May have attended and completed an accredited surgical tech program but does not have an active Surgical Technologist Certification (CST).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for patient care for OB patients under the direction of Nursing and Medical Staff.
• Perform patient-care, clerical-support, and surgical-assistance duties.
• Perform designated clinical procedures and non-clinical support tasks essential to patient care and unit operations.
• Support operational tasks such as maintaining patient records, bed control and turnover, patient registration, and charge capture.
• Ensure adequate supplies and perform phlebotomy, specimen transport, patient transport, and blood glucose checks.
• Enter birth certificate information and perform other duties as assigned.
• Support the nursing team and assist with activities of daily living for newborns, childbearing and postpartum patients, pediatric patients, and others as assigned.
• Work calmly and efficiently as part of the team during obstetrical emergencies.
• Work cooperatively with others and contribute to unit goals.

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

• Education Level: High school or GED