Obstetrical Tech 0.9 nights

Advocate Health

2d•$23 - $34

About The Position

The Obstetrical Tech supports labor and delivery by assisting with obstetrical procedures and deliveries, preparing procedure areas, scrubbing for procedures, and helping with direct patient care. The role maintains sterile technique, prepares and passes instruments and supplies, keeps equipment and supplies ready for routine procedures and emergencies, and reports patient information to the appropriate person. The technician collaborates with operating room staff, clinical nurse specialists, educators, peers, nurses, and providers, and may help train others in equipment and procedures. Care must be appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients and consistent with departmental policies and procedures. This is a full-time, 0.9 FTE position with 36 hours per week on the night shift, including rotating weekends and holidays. The role is based in the Labor and Delivery department at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The listed pay range is $22.90–$34.35 per hour. No prior experience is required; on-the-job training is provided. The position requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, reaching, and twisting; the use of foot pedals and protective clothing; and operation of necessary equipment. The work involves ongoing exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body-fluid hazards. The technician must meet specified lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and transfer demands and have functional sight and hearing.

Requirements

Nurse Aide in good standing on the State Registry in the state where the team member practices.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association, to be obtained within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Completion of an accredited or approved Nursing Assistant program, including advanced training beyond high school.
Basic computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, email, and electronic medical records.
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 150-pound sliding transfer with a second person present, and push or pull 100 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently during a work shift.
Functional sight and hearing, and ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Ability to use foot pedals on carts and machines and wear protective clothing.
Ability to work with ongoing 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 procedure setups.
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, registered nurse staff, and others in equipment use and procedures.
Maintain stock of sterile and surgical supplies and instruments, and keep the unit ready for emergencies.
Maintain, clean, and stock equipment.
Report and/or document accurate and 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
Shift, on-call, and other premium pay, based on the teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Career development programs