Job Abstract

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, Clinical Coordinator or Circulator - the OB Technician is responsible for assisting licensed staff in providing patient care. Assists before, during, and after deliveries with patient and room care, sterile set up, and cleaning; assists RN with transporting patients and belongings as directed, as well as clerical duties or other duties as assigned in order to facilitate the continuum of care for each patient.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current BLS provider card
• Current NRP Certification preferred
• Model Hospital educational requirements preferred

Education:

• High School Graduate, GED or equivalent
• Completion of Surgical Scrub Program with certification

Experience:

• 1-2 years recent OBT experience in busy L&D unit preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• The function of the OB Tech in the Women and Newborn Health Services is to work with the RN in a UAP (unlicensed assistive personnel) Practice model of care by AWHONN Guidelines

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.