OB Technician

Department Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Sets up scrub/procedure room with adequate supplies and equipment for personnel. Sets up the OR and the LD#for the procedure.# Uses proper techniques in gowning and gloving. Drapes patients in preparation for surgery in cesarean section, tubal ligation and D#C, and any other surgical procedures needed. Use proper technique, scrubs to assist the surgeon during a surgical procedure by providing instruments, sutures, sponges, and dressing and other required supplies and equipment. Assists RN in counting sponges, instruments, needles, and also in applying dressings. Maintains aseptic technique. Assists in moving patients from operation table to cart. Cleans the procedure rooms/ OR before and after each surgical procedure; assists in maintaining cleanliness of equipment and cabinets. Maintains adequate supply quantities in patient rooms, checking for outdates. Transports patients and brings specimens to the laboratory. Able to admit patients in Meditech. Answers call lights Enters doctors orders in Meditech system as verified by RN. Completes labor and delivery charges for delivered and undelivered patients. Helps RN in completing admission and delivery logbooks. Assists RN during delivery. Maintains current visiting policy. Offers support to patients during labor. Daily logs temperatures of warming cabinets Process orders of computer changes. Qualifications: Previous experience is required High School/GED PCT or CST Certificate is required BLS Certification is required

Department Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets up scrub/procedure room with adequate supplies and equipment for personnel.

• Sets up the OR and the LD for the procedure.

• Uses proper techniques in gowning and gloving.

• Drapes patients in preparation for surgery in cesarean section, tubal ligation and D&C, and any other surgical procedures needed.

• Use proper technique, scrubs to assist the surgeon during a surgical procedure by providing instruments, sutures, sponges, and dressing and other required supplies and equipment.

• Assists RN in counting sponges, instruments, needles, and also in applying dressings.

• Maintains aseptic technique.

• Assists in moving patients from operation table to cart.

• Cleans the procedure rooms/ OR before and after each surgical procedure; assists in maintaining cleanliness of equipment and cabinets.

• Maintains adequate supply quantities in patient rooms, checking for outdates.

• Transports patients and brings specimens to the laboratory.

• Able to admit patients in Meditech.

• Answers call lights

• Enters doctors orders in Meditech system as verified by RN.

• Completes labor and delivery charges for delivered and undelivered patients.

• Helps RN in completing admission and delivery logbooks.

• Assists RN during delivery.

• Maintains current visiting policy.

• Offers support to patients during labor.

• Daily logs temperatures of warming cabinets

• Process orders of computer changes.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience is required

• High School/GED

• PCT or CST Certificate is required

• BLS Certification is required