Labor & Delivery Technician: Night Shift

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Cambridge Hospital Labor and Delivery team is hiring a dedicated Labor and Delivery Technician to support OR and L&D operations. You will scrub for cesarean sections, maintain aseptic technique, and ensure supplies and equipment are readily available for 12-hour evening/night shifts.

Based in Cambridge, MA, you will work 36 hours per week, rotate weekends/holidays, and join a unionized Labor and Delivery department that emphasizes patient safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Education/Training: High School Diploma or equivalent; Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• Certifications: American Heart Association BLS certification & CST certification required.
• Work Experience: Minimum 2 years current surgical technologist experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains ongoing communication with L&D charge RN and ensures charge RN is aware if L&D Tech is off the unit at any time.
• Scrubs for cesarean sections and any other surgical procedures done in the labor and delivery operating rooms including D&C, hysterectomy, retained products, laceration repairs, tubal ligations.
• Maintains aseptic technique and remains in operating room once room has been opened per AORN standards.
• Set up and break down of operating room in an efficient manner to expedite turnover.
• Checks levels of equipment and supplies to proactively ensure appropriate levels to meet current and prospective patient population (includes fetal monitors and infant warmers).
• Orders and puts away supplies.
• Checks equipment and supplies for outdates on a monthly basis (includes fetal monitors and infant warmers).
• Cleans shelves and cabinets on a monthly basis in both operating rooms and the OR storage area. Includes fetal monitors and infant warmers.
• Develops and maintains surgical preference cards for all providers and ensures all cards are up to date at all times.
• Checks Code Buttons on a daily basis.
• Assist the other members of the team to ensure seamless flow and safe patient care.
• Maintain accuracy of personnel on EPIC L&D Manager.
• Set up and break down delivery tables.
• Stocks scrub cart and ensures adequacy of scrubs.

Education

High School Diploma

Graduate of accredited surgical technologist program

American Heart Association BLS certification

CST certification

Job description

The Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Cambridge Hospital Labor and Delivery team is hiring a dedicated Labor and Delivery Technician to support OR and L&D operations. You will scrub for cesarean sections, maintain aseptic technique, and ensure supplies and equipment are readily available for 12-hour evening/night shifts.

Based in Cambridge, MA, you will work 36 hours per week, rotate weekends/holidays, and join a unionized Labor and Delivery department that emphasizes patient safety and teamwork.