Obstetric Technician Unit Clerk

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan seeks a Birth Center receptionist to support nursing staff, handle patient communications at the Birth Center nursing station, and assist in patient care under RN supervision. The role includes taking vital signs, assisting in the delivery room, and facilitating communication between nurses and physicians.

This is a full-time position requiring a high school diploma, medical terminology knowledge, and basic computer skills, with BLS and NRP

Qualifications

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent
• Proficiency in medical terminology
• Knowledge of keyboard/computer
• BLS within 3 months of hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within six months

Responsibilities

• Processes orders, completes necessary forms and notifies consultants
• File test results in patient charts

Skills

Medical terminology

Computer skills

BLS certification

NRP certification

Education

High school diploma

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse, performs the receptionist and secretarial duties on the Birth Center while functioning as the focal communications source at the Birth Center nursing station. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, assists nursing staff with patient care. Provides assistance in the delivery room to nurses and physicians. Takes vital signs, feeds infants, gives newborn baths, changes bed linen and assists patients in ambulation as needed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Processes orders, completes necessary forms and notifies consultants
• File test results in patient charts

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Proficiency in medical terminology
• Knowledge of keyboard/computer
• BLS within 3 months of hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within six months

Preferred:

• Previous experience or training as Unit Clerk
• Previous work experience as OB Technician/Nurse Aide

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004216
• Daily Work Times: 6:30a-7p
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.