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Salary Range: $25.73 - $32.85 Per Hour
City: Van Nuys
State: California
Community / Marketing Title:OB Tech II
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Location_formattedLocationLong: Van Nuys, California US
Job Number: 71433
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Job Summary:
- Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, the OB Technician assists in patient care with direction from the RN. The OB Technician is responsible for setting up for and scrubbing Cesarean Sections, setting up for vaginal deliveries and other procedures, restocking rooms for delivery or epidural carts after use, and for maintaining equipment and supplies. The OB Tech must perform functions such as answering phones and call lights, greeting visitors, computer order and data entry, assembling of patient charts, and other essential unit secretarial functions.
Experience/ Qualifications:
- Minimum of recent (1) one year acute hospital experience as a OB Tech or Surgical Technologist
- Ability to scrub in the L&D OR setting and assist the RN during the recovery of vaginal/cesarean section patients and newborns as required.
- Must demonstrate technical competence, communication skills and sensitivity for the Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient and the newborn.
Education:
- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Graduate of an approved and accredited Surgical Technology Program
Licensures/ Certification:
- Current Surgical Technologist Certification (CST)
- Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification
- Must successfully complete and maintain LA County Fire Card certification at the time of hire or within the first 30 days of employment
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists surgeons, anesthesiologists and registered nurses in the care of patients before, during and after surgery and/or vaginal birth.
- Scrubs for surgical procedures including but not limited to: cesarean sections and tubal ligations. Attends and assists providers in vaginal deliveries
- Prepares delivery and/or operating room equipment.
- Prepares delivery tables while maintaining sterile technique and hands instruments and needed items to the surgeon during delivery and/or surgery.
- Assists with gowning and gloving.
- Assists with and will be responsible for the restocking of the operating rooms and sub-sterile areas.
- Works between all units within Women's and Children's Services assisting with basic nursing care to patients. Assists at L&D nursing station and performs clerical and reception duties. Requisitions supplies, equipment, services, stocks patient rooms, and helps assemble delivery tables.
- Demonstrates proper techniques and body mechanics in lifting, range of motion, and patient transfer while meeting the individual needs of patients and avoiding injury to patients, caregivers, and self.
Salary Range: $25.73 - $32.85 Per Hour
City: Van Nuys
State: California
Community / Marketing Title:OB Tech II
Company Profile:
EEO Employer Verbiage:
Location_formattedLocationLong: Van Nuys, California US
Job Number: 71433
