OBS Tech I/OBS Tech II, OBS

Heywood Medical Group; Gardner (MA); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Heywood Healthcare in Gardner, MA seeks OBS Tech I/II to support maternal child health with clerical and nursing aide duties. You will assist with phones, birth certificates, supply orders, and patient care under supervision.

The role includes varied responsibilities from data collection to patient care, with pay ranges shown for two technician levels and eligibility for a sign-on bonus as noted in the posting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Maternity experience preferred.
• Experience with medical terminology preferred.
• Current CNA or MA certification or equivalent nursing program/ rotation completion is acceptable.

Responsabilités

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files, copies records, assists with admission charts).
• Assists with arrangements for outside services (ambulance) as needed.
• Prioritizes tasks and patient care amid changing workloads.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment; identifies safety hazards.
• Performs support functions for manager/director as needed.
• Assists with birth certificate processes and related documentation.

Connaissances

Excellent communication

Word processing / computer skills

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

Overview

You Matter Here!Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!This job may be eligible for a $xxxxxx Sign On Bonus!

Hours: *****************************************

OBS Tech I - $18.50 - $24.41

OBS Tech II - $20.00 - $25.11

Disclaimer

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

The OB Tech will report to the Director of Maternal Child Health and will perform a wide variety of clerical and nursing aide duties. He/she will assist with phones, data collection, copying and faxing, and completing birth certificates. Other responsibilities include supply ordering and other tasks as assigned by the Director. Performing delegated nursing duties, environmental service duties and food service duties to enhance the satisfaction level of the hospitalized patient. Responsible for assuring all duties completed in a timely fashion and performed accurately, and presented in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files, copies records when needed, assists with preparation of admission charts)
• Under direction of the nurse, assists with arrangements for outside services such as ambulance services in a timely manner.
• Appropriately prioritizes tasks and patient care adjusting to the changing workload as necessary (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from other staff, recognizes emergency situations etc.)
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
• Performs support functions for manager/director as needed
• Distributes parent worksheets and assists with completion of hospital work sheets for Birth Certificate process.
• Assists with electronic Birth Certificate process when medical records is unable to perform.
• Functions as Notary Public as needed.
• Coordinates weekly delivery of birth certificate to Gardner City Hall.
• Maintains accurate statistics of data for monthly reports.
• Audits records for appropriate charges and makes corrections as needed.
• Orders supplies and resisters patients for childbirth classes
• Responds to patient call lights and assists patient with activities of daily care (e.g. personal hygiene, toileting, nutrition, ambulation etc).
• Takes newborn pictures, escorts discharged patients out of the hospital.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standard of practice, protocols and established policies and procedures under the direction of a licensed nurse.
• Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of vital signs.
• Provides timely and thorough information on patients to supervising licensed nurse and other health care team members.
• Participates in learning for colleagues and self (attends educational programs, in-services, completes competencies
• Assists with answering and transferring phone call and with responding to requests from visitors for access to the unit. Ensures that appropriate screening is done when allowing visitors onto the unit.
• Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, assists with care of mother and her newborn, breastfeeding, post-operative care, and toileting needs.
• Restocks rooms, including C-section room as needed
• Re-orders stock based on needs of the unit

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees), reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally crouches (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine), and stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Work Experience

• Maternityexperience preferred
• Experience with medical terminology preferred

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• Current CNA or MA certification or,
• High school diploma and a minimum of 75 hours in an accredited nursing program to include completion of first rotation; or,
• active EMT or Paramedic Certification or active Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification or active Home Health Aide Certification or successful completion of a CNA program
• Current AHA CPR certification required

Required Skills

• Excellentcommunication skills required
• Excellent word processing skills and computer skills required