Under direct supervision, performs variety of duties to assist nursing and surgical team with obstetric procedural cases in manner consistent with quality patient care and operative technique; maintains aseptic technique as appropriate for requested task; prepares surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies; performs scrub duties for variety of obstetric operative procedures.
Essential Functions:
- Takes and records vital signs in patient chart (e.g., temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight)
- Assists in collection, labeling and proper disposal of specimens as directed by standard procedure
- Assists with patient transport and positioning as directed
- Takes messages; runs errands; answers patient call lights and notifies nurse as directed
- Provides and removes bedpans; measures and records output as directed
- Provides perineal care (e.g. cleaning) as directed
- Tests collected urine specimens for sugar, ketones and albumin
- Assists with labeling and transport of drawn lab work and collected specimens per established protocol
- Prepares self and immediate area for surgical procedure; ensures cleanliness and orderliness of the operating room area
- Inspects equipment and supplies prior to use to ensure availability and readiness, according to surgeon's preference
- Performs surgical preps as indicated per protocol for specific procedure. assists with medication identification and labeling at sterile field under oversight of nurse
- Observes and reports use of instruments, sponges, and needles on operative field to surgeon or surgical team; inventories other supplies and instruments throughout surgery; verifies correctness of supply and needle count prior to closure of procedure; documents count on operative record
- Assists surgeon by performing variety of tasks (e.g., draping patients, holding retractors, passing instruments, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, moving patients) as directed
- Counts instruments, needles and sponges with registered nurse according to procedure
- Decontaminates equipment, instruments and supplies as necessary; assists in cleaning rooms, furniture and equipment according to established procedures
- Additional essential functions as listed in the complete job description
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Completion of an accredited Surgical Technology training program
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
- Demonstrated work knowledge of surgical instrumentation, infection control, sterilization and decontamination equipment and techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, customer service, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, system thinking, teamwork, initiative, detail-orientation and written communication
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three months of labor and delivery experience
- Post high school or training coursework
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) by the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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