Obstetrical Technician

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Major accountabilities include inventory management, decontamination and processing of instruments, and expediting repairs and replacements to ensure uninterrupted obstetric services in

Qualifications

• Preferred: completion of surgical tech training.
• Minimum: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Minimum: ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory and procurement for Birth Center and Antepartum rooms.
• Decontaminate, sort, process, and inventory surgical instruments and equipment.
• Check for expired supplies and request equipment repairs as needed.

Skills

Inventory management

Surgical instrument handling

Decontamination procedures

Education

Surgical tech training

BLS certification (AHA)

Tools

Office equipment operation

Job description

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks an Obstetrical Technicalfor their Birth Center department responsible formaintaining 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.

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.

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