OB OR Tech - Night Shift Scrub & Delivery Support

Advocate Health Care; Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Barrington, IL is hiring a Nurse Aide for a full-time night shift with rotating weekends and holidays. Training on day shift for 8–12 weeks is required. Certification and BLS must be obtained within 6 months unless waived by leadership.

The role covers obstetric support, patient care, and collaboration with OR staff, with emphasis on safety, documentation, and teamwork. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Successfully complete on the job training.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive relationships with a variety of patients, family, staff and physicians.
• Good organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Assists with obstetrical procedures, including cesarean section, vaginal deliveries, vacuum extraction, forceps deliveries, tubal ligations, dilation and curettage (D&C), circumcisions, and emergency OB-related abdominal hysterectomies. Maintains knowledge of setups for each procedure.
• Scrubs for obstetrical procedures which includes applying aseptic surgical techniques to create/maintain sterile field, preparing materials equipment and supplies for surgical cases, assisting with gowning and gloving, draping of sterile area, and passing all instruments and supplies.
• Assists with delivery procedures. Prepares area in accordance with obstetric provider preference.
• Assists in direct patient care activities of daily living, comfort and safety needs.
• Serves as a resource for training technicians, RN staff and others in the use of equipment and procedures.
• Maintains stock of sterile, surgical supplies and instruments. Maintains the unit area in readiness for all types of emergencies.
• Maintains, cleans and stocks equipment.
• Reports and/or documents accurate and timely information regarding patient condition to the appropriate person.
• Collaborates with the operating room staff, clinical nurse specialist, educators and peers in preparation for equipment and procedure implementation and emergency situations.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Rapport building

Education

Nursing Assistant program

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Barrington, IL is hiring a Nurse Aide for a full-time night shift with rotating weekends and holidays. Training on day shift for 8–12 weeks is required. Certification and BLS must be obtained within 6 months unless waived by leadership.

The role covers obstetric support, patient care, and collaboration with OR staff, with emphasis on safety, documentation, and teamwork. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.