The Obstetrical Technician is a nursing or assistant nursing position on the Women’s Health and Newborn Care Unit. The Obstetrical Technician provides supportive nursing care as a member of the health care team. The department includes functioning in a role between all three units including labor and delivery, NICU, and women’s health & newborn care. The role includes acting as a scrub technician during Cesarean Sections and maintaining of the Cesarean Section Delivery room. Employee responsible for a 30-minute response time to facility upon being called in. This position does have additional cesarean scrub call outside of scheduled hours, which typically consists of one 48 hour weekend of cesarean scrub call every 4 week period.(1900 on Friday to 1900 on Sunday)
The Obstetrical Technician functions under the direction of the professional registered nurse. The professional registered nurse is ultimately responsible for the coordination and delivery of nursing care to women and newborns.
Clerical duties, including but not limited to:
8. Patient care including but not limited to:
9. Functions within scope of practice depending on certification or licensure.
While floating to other nursing departments in the hospital to function within scope of practice when not needed on WHNC. May not enter rooms of patients that are on isolation precautions and need to remain in a role that enables the ability to return immediately to WHNC if called upon.
Education/Licensure/Certification
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