OB TECH

OB TECH - UNM Hospital

Location:

Albuquerque, NM

Shift: Night

FTE: 0.90 (Full Time)

Salary: $22.00-$30.00

Assist in the nursing care and preparation of obstetrical and/or obstetrical-surgical patients. Function as a member of the sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field, and issuing instruments to surgeons. Ensure adherence to Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

• ASSESSMENT – Complete designated portion of obstetrics triage records; relate findings and co‑sign assessments with RN
• PATIENT CARE – Perform basic invasive procedures to include blood draws and catheterizations; assist in deliveries
• PATIENT CARE – Assist with complicated procedures to include amniocentesis, PBS and emergency cesarean section scrub; set up/clean delivery rooms; prepare and drape patient and operating area; prepare and maintain sterile field for surgical procedures
• PATIENT CARE – Provide basic patient care and make rounds; report and record any changes observed in patient behavior or condition, or unusual incidents
• SPECIMENS – Assist in maintenance and care of specimens; prepare specimens for laboratory analysis; transport specimens to appropriate departments as needed
• TRANSFER – Facilitate patient movement (e.g., admission, transfer) by assisting nursing staff and supervisors as needed
• EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – Work with staff team to gather necessary supplies, equipment and instruments
• EQUIPMENT – Set up tables, instruments and supplies required for specific operations
• EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – Decontaminate all equipment, instruments, and supplies
• RESPONSE – Respond immediately to surgical supply requests from the Operating Room; must react with urgency, being courteous and service oriented at all times
• SURGICAL SUPPLY – Communicate and find instrumentation requiring rapid turnaround for the next case; understand event-related sterility indicators; check for discrepancies and take corrective action before delivery of location
• SURGICAL SUPPLY – Pick supplies, instruments, and other required items for the completion of Operating Room cases; arrange supplies in the case carts according to procedure ensuring accuracy and proper documentation; deliver completed case carts to the appropriate locations as determined by the Surgical Services Department
• DATA – Collect and enter required data; prepare reports as directed
• DOCUMENTATION – Document all patient care activities
• CUSTOMER RELATIONS – Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and Hospital employees
• COMMUNICATION – Handle and relay basic communications, messages
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 – Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 – Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 – Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 – Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 – Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may not seem right.

• Essential: High School or GED Equivalent;
  Program Graduate
• Education specialization: Medical Assistant Program

• Essential: 1 year directly related experience
• Nonessential: No preferred experience

• Essential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuers within 30 days

Heavy Work:
Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requires exceed Medium Work.

• Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials require PPE
• Limited access to medical room. Medical Administration Policy, Att A
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

• Entry level

• Full-time

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