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OB Surgical Tech PRN

Community Health Systems Inc

  • Palmer, AK
  • 13 days ago

    Highlights

    The OB Technician assists in obstetric and surgical procedures, acting as a scrub person and handling instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary for cesarean sections and vaginal deliveries. This role plays a key part in ensuring a sterile environment, preparing for procedures, and supporting obstetric teams in providing safe and high-quality patient care.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPalmer, AK
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1985
    Websitehttp://www.chs.net/

    Description

    OB Tech

    Shift: PRN

    Benefits:

    • Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
    • 401(k) with matching
    • Student Loan Repayment: Up to $10,000
    • Educational Assistance
    • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
    • Paid Time Off Available

    Job Summary

    The OB Technician assists in obstetric and surgical procedures, acting as a scrub person and handling instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary for cesarean sections and vaginal deliveries. This role plays a key part in ensuring a sterile environment, preparing for procedures, and supporting obstetric teams in providing safe and high-quality patient care. The OB Technician collaborates with nurses, physicians, and surgical staff, assisting in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative tasks.

    Essential Functions

    • Maintains sterile and aseptic technique, ensuring proper gowning, gloving, and draping of surgeons and assistants.
    • Prepares the surgical field for cesarean sections and vaginal deliveries, organizing and maintaining instruments, equipment, and supplies.
    • Demonstrates knowledge of step-by-step obstetric procedures, anticipating the needs of the surgeon and surgical team.
    • Monitors and ensures proper handling of surgical instruments, sponges, needles, and supplies, adhering to safety protocols and performing required counts.
    • Assists with patient positioning and room preparation, ensuring proper setup for obstetric and gynecological procedures.
    • Handles and properly labels specimens, ensuring compliance with hospital policies and laboratory standards.
    • Operates, cleans, and processes surgical and obstetric equipment, following proper sterilization and disinfection protocols.
    • Performs errands to pharmacy, lab, and diagnostic imaging departments, ensuring timely delivery of necessary supplies and specimens.
    • Follows Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and facility standards, adhering to best practices for infection control and patient safety.
    • Assists in maintaining unit supplies and equipment, ensuring availability for emergency and scheduled procedures.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.
    • Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
    • Complies with all policies and standards.

    Qualifications

    • Technical School completion of a Surgical Technician or OB Technician training program required
    • 0-1 years of experience as an OB Technician, Surgical Technician, or in a related healthcare role required
    • 1-2 years of experience in labor and delivery, obstetric surgery, or women's health services preferred

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    • Proficiency in obstetric and surgical procedures, including sterile technique, instrument handling, and patient positioning.
    • Strong knowledge of infection control, sterilization, and disinfection processes for obstetric and surgical equipment.
    • Ability to anticipate surgical team needs, ensuring smooth and efficient procedural flow.
    • Effective communication and teamwork skills, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and surgical staff.
    • Strong attention to detail and ability to follow safety protocols, including proper specimen handling, equipment operation, and surgical counts.
    • Knowledge of AORN and hospital policies related to obstetric and surgical procedures.

    Licenses and Certifications

    • BCLS - Basic Life Support required
    • CST - Certified Surgical Technologist preferred

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    About Company

    Community Health Systems, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) 330 HRSA Grantee with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) status. Established from the roots of Inland Empire Community Health Center in Bloomington, CHSI has grown with community health centers in the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. These centers have been developed in accordance with standards established for safety net providers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), the Public Health Service (PHS), and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).

    As such, services are offered to the neediest in each community - the un-insured and under-insured, the working poor, those with limited ability to pay, the homeless, and the indigent. Services are provided at discounted (sliding fee scale) rates for those who qualify based on gross annual income and family size.

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