Obstetrical Technician

Cottage Health; California; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health's Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is seeking an Obstetrical Technical for the Birth Center to maintain sterile instruments and equipment required for obstetrical care. The role supports training for new products, manages unit supplies, and processes requisitions and shipment verification.

Key responsibilities include inventory control for the Birth Center and Antepartum rooms, decontamination and sorting of instruments, removing expired supplies, and coordinating equipment repairs

Qualifications

• BLS certification is required.
• Preferred: completion of a surgical tech training course.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Birth Center inventory and procure supplies.
• Decontaminate, sort, process surgical instruments and equipment; remove expired supplies; request repairs as needed.

Skills

Inventory management

Sterile instrument processing

Equipment maintenance

Education

Surgical tech training

Tools

Computer operation

Job description

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks an Obstetrical Technical for their Birth Center department responsible for maintaining all sterile instruments and other equipment necessary to perform obstetrical care, assist in training for new products, maintain supplies in the unit, and process requisitions and shipment verification. Major accountabilities include:

• Maintains proper levels of inventory and procurement of supplies for the Birth Center and Antepartum rooms. Responsible for the decontamination, sorting, processing, and inventory of surgical instruments and special equipment. Checks for, and removes, expired supplies. Requests equipment and monitor repairs as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Preferred: Completion of surgical tech training course.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum: American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS).

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Pay and Benefits

• Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health's annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards.