Prerinatal Surgical Tech-36 Hours

Anna Jaques Hospital; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a scrub assistant to participate in Cesarean section deliveries and Labor & Delivery patient care. You will maintain aseptic technique, handle instruments, and support the surgical team throughout shifts. Cooperation with nurses and physicians is essential to deliver safe, compassionate care.

Responsibilities include preparing rooms, stocking supplies, assisting with births, and maintaining logs. Commitment to patient privacy and safety is required.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of orientation to the above departments.
• Successful completion of birthplace operating room techniques.
• Basic Cardiac Support Certification.
• Complete MAH Annual Safety Program.

Responsibilities

• Prepares C/S room and supplies.
• Maintains aseptic technique throughout the case.
• Assists with setting up for deliveries and stocking L&D/C/S rooms and equipment.
• Assists nurse in obtaining equipment and paperwork.
• Draws, labels and delivers blood work as needed.
• Organizes and restocks required supplies.
• Communicates effectively with the health care team.
• Maintains birth/admission logs and supports shift change reports.
• Acts as a liaison between L&D and support services.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Basic Cardiac Support Certification

MAH Annual Safety Program

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Participates in C/S deliveries as a scrub assistant. Maintains aseptic technique, properly handles instruments, and assist surgical team. Participates in the delivery of care to newborn, adolescents, and adult OB/GYN patients under the direction of the registered nurse. Is accountable for all patient care personally administered and other related duties during his/her shift. Promotes teamwork among co-workers, physicians, and health care team members.

Job Description:

Surgical Birth – Direct assistance is provided to the surgical team during a surgical delivery.

• Prepares C/S room in acceptable time.
• Utilizes physician preference cards and obtains appropriate equipment, sutures, gloves, and supplies.
• Maintains aseptic technique throughout the case
• Scrubs, gowns, and gloves according to policy
• Assist with prepping and draping according to procedure
• Anticipates needs of surgical team
• Demonstrates skill in proper handling of instruments
• Performs counts according to MAH policy
• Handles specimens and/or cultures according to policy and procedure
• Prioritizes set up.
• Conserves supplies and equipment.
• Anticipates needs of surgical team.
• Completes set-up according to accepted standards; i.e., neat, organized, accurate.
• Maintains organized back table.

2. Labor & Delivery – Under the direction of the registered nurse, provides patient care in accordance with established policies and procedures. Reflects an understanding of the knowledge and skill necessary to care for the newborn, adolescent, and adult OB/GYN patient.

• Assists with setting up for deliveries
• Assists with stocking of Labor & Delivery rooms, C/S Suite, and all equipment including birthing beds, radiant warmers, infant scale, and transport incubators.
• Assist nurse in obtaining necessary equipment and/or paperwork in other areas of the unit and/or hospital.
• Draws, labels, and delivers necessary blood work to the appropriate area
• Organizes, rotates and restocks required supplies according to specifications.
• Maintains an adequate supply of in-house stock in all areas. Provides a list of necessary outside supplies needed.
• Answers the telephone utilizing effective communication skills and relays and expedites the delivery of messages to appropriate health team member.
• Maintains necessary birth and admission logs.
• Crosstrain to other jobs within the department.

3. Demonstrates skill in preparing for assigned surgical procedures:

• Consults with team members to identify individual patient needs.

4. Utilizes available resources (e.g., experienced personnel, policy/procedure manuals, texts) to prepare for assignments.

5. Demonstrates resourcefulness when procedures are unusual or unfamiliar.

6. Collaborates with team members to improve/update preference cards or other resource information.

7. Consistently focuses attention on the surgical procedure.

8. Communicates with team to promote smooth progression of procedure.

9. Practices and promotes electro-surgical safety: adheres to policy/procedure.

10. Gives thorough, concise report at change of shift or whenever relieved from surgical procedure.

11. Respects patient's privacy.

12. Participates in annual OB Emergency Drills.

13. Assists with setting up vaginal deliveries, maintaining proper sterile technique.

14. Acts as a resource to patients, families, and visitors upon entering the unit.

Exhibits professional behavior while providing customer service to all who require assistance.

15. Participates in the orientation of new staff.

16. Functions as a liaison between L&D and all support services.

17. Maintains password access for all prenatal documentation systems and prints prenatal record when L&D is informed that a patient is due to arrive.

18. Maintains and stocks the OB Hemorrhage Cart.

19. Maintains log book for blanket and fluid warmers. Places work order and notifies the charge nurse when temperature is out of range.

20. Maintains necessary birth and admissions logs.

21. Assists in coordinating patient communication by answering call lights and relaying timely and accurate information to nursing staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Successful completion of orientation to the above departments
• Successful completion of birthplace operating room techniques
• Basic Cardiac Support Certification
• Complete MAH Annual Safety Program

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal hospital environment
• Exposure to infectious diseases, chemicals, and other toxic agents
• Ability to walk and stand for up to 90% of work time, to push and pull heavy weights (including patients), and to lift 50 lbs.
• Fine motor control for limited periods of time to perform patient treatments.
• Upper extremity demands include ability to perform data entry with repetitive hand movement, and visual concentration at video display terminal, to review and enter data

Pay Range:

$34.50 - $51.27

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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