Obstetric Technician-Riverview-Labor & Delivery-Per Diem-Nights

Hackensack Meridian Health; New Jersey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking an OB Technician to join the Maternity OR team. The role emphasizes patient care, safety, and collaboration with nurses and physicians to support OB patients.

The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, BLS/CPR certification, and certification as a surgical technician or OB Tech. Prior PCT or scrub experience in acute care is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• BLS/CPR certification is required.
• Applicant must be a certified surgical technician, or certified OB Tech.
• One year of hospital PCT experience highly preferred.
• Scrub Technician work experiences in the Acute Care Setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care based on age, safety, and education criteria.
• Work as Scrub technician in the Maternity OR for OB cases.
• Contribute to safe patient outcomes through sound judgment and actions.
• Maintain ongoing communication with patients and care team.
• Show initiative to exceed expectations and improve performance.
• Collaborate in the patient care plan from admission to discharge.
• Participate in Unit/Department PI activities.

Skills

BLS/CPR certification

Certified surgical technician

Certified OB Tech

Hospital PCT experience

Scrub Technician experience

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

BLS/CPR certification

Certified OB Tech

Certified surgical technician

Job description

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of an OB Technician at Hackensack Meridian includes:

• Providing patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service.
• Working as Scrub technician in the Maternity OR for OB cases.
• Providing for effective and safe guest/patients outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status and rendered care.
• Taking self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and/or creating new opportunities
• Participating in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patient’s plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Participating in Unit/Department Performance Improvement[PI] activities

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
• BLS/CPR certification is required
• Applicant must be a certified surgical technician, or certified OB Tech
• Previous or Active OB Technician work experiences in the Acute Care Setting is desired
• Scrub Technician work experiences in the Acute Care Setting is preferred
• One year of hospital PCT experience highly preferred
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care and service based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

Compensation

Minimum rate of $30.77 Hourly

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

Job Duties

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

• In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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