Position Summary / Career Interest:

The OB Technician (OBT) provides support to the RN and the Physician in the care of obstetric patients. The OBT performs OR procedures following department standards: A) maintenance of sepsis; B) positioning; C) prepping and draping; D) needle count; E) instrument count; F) sponge count; G) specimen care; H) dressing application. The OBT is responsible to assist the physician on all cesarean and vaginal deliveries following these standards. The OBT is responsible for ensuring necessary instruments, supplies, and equipment are available for cesarean or vaginal procedures. He/she should be able to anticipate physician needs, communicate with the physician, and utilize other available sources of information to coordinate and provide the necessary items for delivery. The OBT also assists with escorting patients to triage rooms, taking specimens to the lab, if applicable, transfer of patients, and discharging of patients. They are expected to have computer skills necessary to perform the job as well as collaborate with the rest of the obstetric team for other necessary duties to perform. The must demonstrate the ability to follow directions and contribute to problem solving and conflict resolution in day to day situations. They will interact in a courteous, customer focused manner. They must accept delegation and work as a contributing team member. The RN is responsible for coordination all care and outcomes.


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Recognizes and demonstrates knowledge to respond appropriately to obstetric emergencies.  Is able to work effectively and efficiently with the entire OB team through an emergency.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize, organize and plan for necessary equipment, supplies and instruments in a timely and efficient manner and demonstrates knowledge, competence and ability to operate devices used.
• Emphasizes family centered care based on the philosophy that the physical, social, psychological, spiritual, and economic needs of the family unit are integrated and considered collectively.
• During spontaneous vaginal deliveries (SVD) and cesarean section (C-section) births, demonstrates knowledge of and ability to maintain the sterile environment and to minimize potential for infection by performing excellent aseptic technique, ensuring sterility of items prior to placing on sterile field, limiting traffic in/out of the OR suite, prepping patient using proper technique, observing for breaks in sterile technique, good hand hygiene.
• Accurately enter physician's orders and charges into computer system. Demonstrates ability to retrieve data using appropriate computer system.  Accurately enters birth and fetal death certificate information and transmits data as a birth registrar.
• Demonstrates ability to follow directions and contributes to problem solving and conflict resolution in day to day situations. Interacts in a courteous, customer focused manner. Accepts delegation and works as a contributing team member. The RN is responsible for coordinating all care and outcomes. Ability to communicate appropriate information to shift coordinator and/or nursing staff in a timely manner (ie: physician phone calls, stat orders/labs, critical lab values, admissions, patent needs, etc.)  Acts as a preceptor and mentor as necessary to assure others are trained and oriented to the OB tech position and does so by creating a positive learning environment.
• Answer call lights and main entrance to locked unit with timely and appropriate responses.
• Accurately transport specimens to the lab or cardiopulmonary lab and deliver blood/blood products from lab per procedure as directed by the nurse.
• Perform all non-clinical duties as related to patient admissions, transfers, and discharges including assembling, maintaining, and disassembling charts according to policy.
• Demonstrate appropriate prioritization skills (ie: stat orders, now orders, critical values, emergent patient needs, etc.)
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate

Preferred Education and Experience

• Completion of OB Tech program
• Previous healthcare experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS within 14 days

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.