OB Technician | Obstetrics, Contingent

Memorial Health•Marysville, OH

12d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a OB Technician to join our collaborative team at Memorial Health! This role involves setting up delivery tables, preparing supplies and equipment for deliveries and surgical procedures, and performing scrub duties for cesarean sections. The OB Technician supports licensed nurses by providing direct and indirect patient care, including assisting with daily living activities, personal care, and maintaining a safe environment. They also collect patient data, document findings, and assist with patient transportation and inquiries. The role requires excellent communication skills, teamwork, and a proactive, solution-focused approach to customer service. Responsibilities extend to responding to emergencies and maintaining compliance with hospital ethics and regulations.

Requirements

Completion of high school education supplemented with coursework or experience, which evidences basic knowledge of patient care techniques (i.e. currently enrolled in nursing or other related medical field and/or proven competency based qualifications of Patient Care Technician II.)
Strong clinical knowledge of OR environment
Obtain American Heart Association BLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintains continuous certification
Obtain Behavioral Health & De-Escalation training (BHDT) within six (6) months of employment and maintains annual certification

Nice To Haves

Surgical Technician or OB Technician experience preferred
Medical Assistant and STNA experience may be considered
Surgical Technologist certification is preferred

Responsibilities

Sets up vaginal delivery tables; prepares supplies, instruments and equipment for deliveries and surgical procedures
Opens sterile supplies, sets up the operating room (OR) for cesarean sections and performs scrub duties
Labels and prepares specimens for pathology
Supports the licensed nurses by assuming responsibility for direct and indirect patient care, such as assisting with activities of daily living, personal care, comfort measures, and maintenance of a safe and clean environment
Charges supplies accurately
Collects patient data such as vital signs, weights, input and output, and pain score then identifies and reports significant findings to the licensed nurse
Documents findings and care within established timeframes
Assists patients with calling for transportation as needed
Monitors the overall appearance of the lobbies and entrances
Assists and directs patients regarding the registration process and hospital procedures
Communicates professionally and appropriately at all times with staff, patients, and visitors
Maintains accurate employee records
Demonstrates the concept of teamwork
Serves as primary resource for patients and guests by greeting, instructing and directing patients in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner
Serves as a liaison between patients, staff and other departments
Demonstrates being proactive and solution focused
Sets example of customer service for all employees to emulate
Provides wheelchair assistance as needed
Responds to inquiries and directs parties to appropriate authority
Responds to emergencies outside normal working hours (i.e. internal and external disasters)
May work rotating shifts, required to work weekend and holiday shifts as scheduled or assigned
Exhibits behaviors reflective of Memorial’s core values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service
Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance
Attends all mandatory education and in-services (i.e., team training, safety, infection control, etc.)
Completes mandatory health requirements
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s and department’s Ethics and Compliance program and is responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance Officer, or the hospital hotline
Performs other duties as required or assigned