Ob Tech Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Successful completion of 80 hours of State Tested Nurse Aide training, or 40 hours of acute medical-surgical, specialty, and hospital-specific training; alternatively, a student from an NLN-accredited RN program must have successfully completed one medical-surgical or other acute rotation.
• BLS certification within 60 days of hire.
• No prior experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Operating room experience preferred.
• STNA preferred.
• A student from an NLN-accredited RN program who has successfully completed one medical-surgical rotation or another acute rotation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage in population-appropriate communication.
• Perform clinical care tasks assigned or delegated by an RN under the RN’s supervision; make observations as directed and report deviations to the RN.
• Perform scrub duties for obstetrical surgical cases and demonstrate knowledge of the care and use of equipment, instruments, and supplies used for surgical procedures.
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, including placing the patient’s legs in stirrups, scrubbing the perineum, and draping the patient.
• Weigh patients using a standing or bed scale.
• Perform bedside glucose finger sticks.
• Perform quality control on laboratory instruments.
• Communicate supply-chain issues to the OB Manager.
• Transport patients to and from other areas as directed, support patient safety and comfort, provide backup transport to other departments or units, and assist with discharging patients home.
• Maintain familiarity with obstetrical supplies and ensure units have required stock.