OB Tech

St Anthony North Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony North Hospital is seeking an OB Tech to support Labor & Delivery operations. You will scrub in for surgeries, maintain sterile fields, and assist with patient care including antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care under supervision.

Responsibilities include setting up sterile tables, performing counts, sterilizing supplies, and assisting with tests and routine care as needed. A high school diploma and BLS are required; Colorado-specific licensure or surgical tech certification upon

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required; refer to CS Addendum and UT License grid.
• Colorado Surgical Assistant License or Surgical Technician certification upon hire (if not covered by another Colorado license).
• Completion of a Surgical Tech program (preferred).
• 1 year patient care experience in OB/related areas (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Functions as a Scrub Tech for a variety of surgical procedures.
• Sets up sterile tables with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications for procedures.
• Performs surgical counts with the circulator before incision, during, and before closing.
• Maintains sterile technique and checks integrity of packages and indicators.
• Prepares and sterilizes supplies and equipment; disposes of sharps and contaminated materials.
• Assists with patient care activities (comfort, hygiene, safety, transport, nutrition, elimination) and well-baby care when needed.

Skills

Scrub Tech

Sterile technique

Patient care

Vital signs

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Surgical Tech certification (preferred)

Tools

Sterilization equipment

High level disinfection equipment

Point of Care Testing equipment

Job description

Where You'll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our OB Tech, you will assist in the smooth daily operations of the Labor & Delivery unit, performing direct and indirect patient care and supporting surgical procedures. Every day you will assist with vaginal deliveries under RN and provider direction, function as a Scrub Tech for surgical procedures, maintain supplies and equipment, and assist with Point of Care Testing and High Level Disinfection equipment. You may also perform patient care duties such as vitals, hygiene, and basic care for antepartum, postpartum, and newborn patients, as well as clerical/business support tasks. To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical support skills in OB/GYN settings, meticulous attention to detail in patient care and equipment management, flexibility to perform varied tasks, and a commitment to our organizational mission and core values.

• Functions as a Scrub Tech for surgical procedures, demonstrating appropriate skill to scrub a variety of cases.
• Sets up sterile tables with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedures.
• Performs appropriate counts with the circulator prior to the operation, before incision is closed, and as needed.
• Maintains the highest standard of sterile technique during procedures by checking package integrity, indicators, and opening procedures.
• Prepares and sterilizes supplies and equipment used in procedures, and disposes of sharps/contaminated materials appropriately.
• May provide patient care, including comfort and hygiene measures, safety measures, transport, nutritional and elimination needs, and wellbaby care, such as bathing infants, bottle feeding, transporting, cord care, and weighing of infants.

Schedule:

Days-24hrs/ week -Variable Days of the week per volume and current unit needs. TBD during interviews with unit Manager.

Call not required.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Basic Life Support; Refer to CS Addendum and UT License and Certification Grid
• Colorado Surgical Assistant License or Surgical Technician upon hire unless performing Surgical Assistant duties within the scope of another active Colorado license, certification, or registration (required for Colorado employed staff only)

Preferred

• Completion of a Surgical Tech program
• One (1) year patient care experience. i.e. OB Tech, LPN/LVN, EMT, CNA, Medical Assistant or Surgical Tech experience