Obstetrics Technician

The OB Technologist works under the supervision of Director-OB\Pediatrics. Performs and functions as a member of the OB team, passes instruments to the surgeon, assists the surgeon during surgical procedures, assists in vaginal delivery, stocks supplies, assists nursery and OB nurses as needed and performs vital signs when needed.

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee's individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Inputting data, speaking clearly, copying, answering telephone, fine motor skills.
• Communicate with doctor, circulating nurse and schedule coordinator.
• Calibrate equipment.
• Surgical instrumentation, precise hand/eye coordination.
• Passing instrument to physician, assemble surgical instrumentation.
• Manipulate small items and equipment.
• Surgical instrumentation and supplies.
• Thread needles, handling micro instrumentation, able to work under operating microscope.

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work and communicate in a team setting with doctors, nurses, patients, and other technologists.
• Must be able to focus on customer service, remain polite and professional during stressful situations.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Moving patients, carts, instruments on sterile field, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assembling, instrumentation, sterile supplies, etc.
• Standing, for operative procedure for long periods of time, (up to six hours uninterrupted).
• Operating, instrumentation and equipment on sterile field.
• Walking, filling case carts, opening cases, transporting patients, transporting supplies, etc.
• Pushing, pulling, case carts, equipment, tables, holding retractors for long periods of time (up to six hours uninterrupted), patient carts.
• Lifting, extremities (30 pounds), patients (100 pounds), instrument sets (40 pounds).
• Climbing, standing on stools for table height during surgeries.
• Reaching, holding retractors, taking equipment and supplies from shelves.
• Restraining, patients immediately post op.
• The caregiver is regularly required to talk and hear, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting and smelling.
• Specific vision abilities include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Sponge, needle, instrument counts.
• Interpret data from physician preference card.
• Comprehend/understand surgical procedures, instrumentation, anatomy, physiology, sequence of events.
• Assess/evaluate, patient and surgeon needs (anticipate).
• Short and long term memory.
• Sequence events, set ups, draping, instrumentation, position preference, supplies used in cases, etc.
• Concentration/alertness, patient and physician needs for extended periods of time (up to six hours).
• Adaptability, able to go from case to case in short periods of time.
• Follow rules/instructions, policies/procedures of department with minimal supervision.
• Organizational skills, instrumentation and supplies to pass on surgical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and system caregivers.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ration and percent and to draw and interpret bar graph.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Visual skills, able to see and distinguish instrumentation, sutures, needles, supplies on a sterile field.
• Hearing surgeon, circulating nurse, and schedule coordinator while wearing masks.
• Feel instrument, sutures, needles, etc.
• Distinguish colors, color coded instruments and supplies.

Exposure to Hazards

• Blood and body fluids, chemical compounds used in surgery, drugs, radiation, cleaning solutions, anesthesia waste gasses, wet floors, needle sticks, cuts from knife blades, exposure to Methyl methacrylate, Laser Plume.
• Frequently exposed to fumes, or airborne particles.
• The caregiver occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and the risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level is moderate.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Assumes responsibility for setting up and passing instruments, holding retractors, or assists the surgeon, and assists with duties as necessary. Observes and maintains aseptic technique at all times.
• Assists in preparing the OB operating rooms for procedures, obtaining needed equipment and supplies. Maintains working knowledge of assembly and function of surgical instrumentation and equipment.
• Completes required sponge, needle and instrument counts following/policy/procedure. Controls the location of contaminated instruments and supplies to prevent the spread of infection by properly utilizing the case cart system.
• Handles and cares for surgical specimens according to policy/procedure.
• Prepares the operating/birthing room for the next delivery by utilizing proper cleaning techniques, returning equipment to designated are and restocking.
• Assists in transportation and positioning of patients, using good body mechanics and proper technique.
• Communicates with other departments to obtain items required (x-ray,
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• H.S. Diploma - Required
• Completion of surgical technologist education program - Preferred

Work Experience

• OB technologist experience - Preferred
• Clinical rotation in surgical technologist program acceptable as experience. - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 days

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required

Assumes responsibility for setting up and passing instruments, holding retractors, or assists the surgeon, and assists with duties as necessary. Observes and maintains aseptic technique at all times.Assists in preparing the OB operating rooms for procedures, obtaining needed equipment and supplies. Maintains working knowledge of assembly and function of surgical instrumentation and equipment.Completes required sponge, needle and instrument counts following/policy/procedure. Controls the location of contaminated instruments and supplies to prevent the spread of infection by properly utilizing the case cart system.Handles and cares for surgical specimens according to policy/procedure.Prepares the operating/birthing room for the next delivery by utilizing proper cleaning techniques, returning equipment to designated are and restocking.Assists in transportation and positioning of patients, using good body mechanics and proper technique.Communicates with other departments to obtain items required (x-ray,Other duties as assigned

Education

• H.S. Diploma - Required
• Completion of surgical technologist education program - Preferred

Work Experience

• OB technologist experience - Preferred
• Clinical rotation in surgical technologist program acceptable as experience. - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 days

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required