OB Technician

Job Title

Serves as unit secretary for the OB unit. Assists RNs with patient care within scope by assisting with transport, ambulation and other patient care duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Surgical Technologist.

Experience:

• One year of patient care experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Answers the phone and intercom promptly and courteously, assisting individuals if possible.
• Maintains patient census, bed boards, and room assignments. Logs mother and baby information and tag numbers.
• Maintains the communication booklet. Records and types monthly meeting minutes.
• Assists with ordering department supplies. Completes daily unit stock list and stocks blanket warmer and IV trays.
• Enters vital signs, orders patient diets in the electronic medical record. Completes online birth scores.
• Keeps all nurse stations clean and orderly and hallways free of clutter. Generalized department cleaning including removal of excess trash and linen within the department. Replace sharps containers as needed.
• Assists with room setup for deliveries and circumcisions, as well as clean up. Cleans isolette after C-sections and return to OR.
• Transports labeled specimens to the lab.
• Monitors daily temp trak.
• Assembles new patient charts and prepares charts for discharge.
• Completes monthly unit inspection, monitors and provides to nurse manager. Completes daily chart checks. Collects monthly OB statistics and provide to nurse manager. Records deliveries in the maternal and newborn registration books along with the outpatient booklet. Collects birth certificate data from parents and assist in form completion.
• Provides assistance with postpartum patient care as appropriate. Provides care of new-born including bathing and daily weighing. Assists with infant feeding and diaper changes and document intake and output in the electronic medical record. Assists with newborn photos. Transports patients to other departments with complete ticket to ride.
• Performs hearing screens for newborns and record appropriately. Safely performs simple procedures as per hospital policy ( i.e. TPR, BP). Maintains accurate records of care provided.
• Escorts mother and infant to vehicle at discharge with documentation completed. Makes follow-up calls to patients and schedule appointments as needed.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items of various weights and sizes.
• Requires full range of body motion with ability to turn, lift, and transfer patients, full manual finger dexterity and normal eye-hand coordination, corrected vision and hearing within normal range.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed in hospital setting.
• Must be available as scheduled including weekends, holidays, evenings and nights.
• Subject to some exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids.

Skills and Abilities

Must have the computer skills, ability to accurately enter data into the electronic medical record. Strong written and oral communication skills.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Evening (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company: STJ St. Joseph's Hospital

Cost Center: 8 STJ Nursing Maternal Child 4 South

Address: 1 Amalia Drive, Buckhannon, West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.