Obstetrical Technician

Obstetrical Technician

Our client, a Healthcare company, is looking for an Obstetrical Technician for their Fairfield, CA location. Responsibilities include scrubbing for all OB surgeries in Labor & Delivery, utilizing sterile technique to assist physicians with procedures such as c/sections and tubal ligations, and functioning effectively during obstetrical emergencies. The OBT is also responsible for preparing the surgical and delivery rooms, assisting with patient care duties as assigned, and working in collaboration with the healthcare team to provide excellent customer service to each patient and family member.

The Obstetrical Technician supports the mission, vision, values, and expectation of excellence of the organization. They prepare operating and delivery rooms, scrub for obstetrical surgeries utilizing appropriate technique while maintaining demonstration of current working knowledge and safe use of equipment and instrumentation. Knowledge of surgical procedures is demonstrated by meeting the anticipated needs of the surgeon and other team members. The OBT displays correct scrubbing, gowning, and gloving technique for self and other members of the team, and demonstrates knowledge and appropriate safe use of surgical instruments. They prepare and are knowledgeable about the specific uses of all needed surgical equipment and supplies, and demonstrate ability to set up sterile table with items needed for the case in a timely manner.

The Obstetrical Technician prepares for and participates in surgical counts with a RN in accordance to policy, actively participates in the Universal protocol, and demonstrates knowledge and understanding of all medications and solutions used during the procedure that have been placed on the back table. They continually maintain a neat and orderly sterile field as dictated by the sequence of the procedure, use economy in time, motion, and material in assisting the surgical team, and respond to unusual or emergency situations and use sound judgment in instituting established procedures to correct the situation in a calm and efficient manner.

Properly removes bioburden, prepares and delivers instruments to the decontamination area following infection control policies, assists other members of the team with turnover of the surgical suite including cleaning, equipment, and supply readiness, and sets up, assists with the delivery process including clean up and restocking of room after deliveries and surgeries. Ensures newborn stabilets are stocked and working properly each shift, prepares lab and pathology specimens as appropriate, and obtains cord gases as requested.

Greets, escorts and orients patient to room; identifies latex allergy on arrival, obtains weight, first vital signs and consents as appropriate. Ensuring RN is notified of immediate needs or requests of the patient or family. Performs treatments within scope of obstetrical technician practice with RN oversight (i.e. Maternal Vital Signs, Newborn measurements, baths, pictures and hearing screens, assists physicians with circumcisions, etc.) and documents direct patient care with RN oversight. Assists with the banding and identification process of newborns in conjunction with RN, assists with transport of patients as appropriately directed by RN, and assists with discharge / transfer process as directed by RN.

Provides culturally competent, age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice, obtains and verifies the accuracy and completeness of all required registration information, including the accurate entry of demographic data into the patient registration function. Ensures patient information is immediately and accurately entered in Central Fetal Monitoring system and updates patient census board as needed. Assists with ratio / acuity tracking under the supervision of an RN, accurately quick registers each newborn using the correct mother's information. Ensures Outpatient, Labor and Delivery, and Newborn Logbooks are legible and accurate by checking on a daily basis that patient admission and disposition information, delivery information and newborn information is correctly annotated.

Must have knowledge of medical terminology, be able to transcribe orders and perform computer order entry. Must have knowledge of the basic concepts necessary for the performance of the duties expected of the operating room technician. Completion of annual organizational requirements for employment. English Read Write Speak. Skills include scrubbing for obstetrical surgeries, sterile technique, surgical assistance, knowledge of surgical procedures, safe use of surgical instruments, surgical equipment preparation, surgical counts, Universal protocol participation, medication and solution knowledge, sterile field maintenance, emergency response, infection control, delivery process assistance, newborn care, lab and pathology specimen preparation, patient orientation, maternal vital signs, newborn measurements, bathing newborns, hearing screening, circumcision assistance, patient transport, discharge and transfer assistance, culturally competent care, patient registration, Central fetal monitoring system usage, ratio and acuity tracking, newborn registration, logbook accuracy, medical terminology, order transcription, computer order entry, unit clerk experience, delivery process experience, newborn care experience.

Minimum Degree Required: Completed High School (Diploma or GED).

Why Should You Apply? Health Benefits, Referral Program, Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.