OB Tech

About This Role

Serve as a unit secretary for the OB unit and assist Registered Nurses with patient care within the scope of practice, which includes patient transport, ambulation, and other duties.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones and intercom promptly and courteously
• Maintain patient census, bed boards, and room assignments, logging mother and baby information and tag numbers
• Maintain communication booklet and record/type monthly meeting minutes
• Assist with ordering department supplies, completing daily unit stock list, and stocking blanket warmer and IV trays
• Enter vital signs and patient diets into the electronic medical record, and complete online birth scores
• Ensure nurse stations are clean and orderly, hallways free of clutter, and perform generalized department cleaning including trash and linen removal
• Assist with room setup and cleanup for deliveries and circumcisions, and clean/return isolettes
• Transport labeled specimens to the lab
• Monitor daily temp trak
• Assemble new patient charts and prepare charts for discharge
• Complete monthly unit inspection and provide to nurse manager, daily chart checks, and collect/provide monthly OB statistics
• Record deliveries in registration books and collect birth certificate data
• Provide assistance with postpartum patient care, including newborn care (bathing, weighing, feeding, diaper changes, documentation of intake/output) and newborn photos
• Perform hearing screens for newborns and record appropriately
• Perform simple procedures as per hospital policy (e.g., TPR, BP) and maintain accurate records
• Escort mother and infant to vehicle at discharge and make follow-up calls/schedule appointments

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire
• Computer skills and ability to accurately enter data into the electronic medical record
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year of patient care experience

Nice to Have

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Certified Surgical Technologist

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