Obstetrical Technician ( Job Number: 205101 )
Location: Honolulu Hawaii
Description: Kaiser Permanente is employing Obstetrical Technician ( Job Number: 205101 ) right now, this position will be placed in Hawaii. Further informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Under direct supervision, performs variety of duties to assist nursing and surgical team with obstetric procedural cases in manner consistent with quality patien! t care and operative technique; maintains aseptic technique as appropriate for requested task; prepares surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies; performs scrub duties for variety of obstetric operative procedures.
Essential Functions:
- Takes and records vital signs in patient chart (e.g., temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight)
- Assists in collection, labeling and proper disposal of specimens as directed by standard procedure
- Assists with patient transport and positioning as directed
- Takes messages; runs errands; answers patient call lights and notifies nurse as directed
- Provides and removes bedpans; measures and records output as directed
- Provides perineal care (e.g. cleaning) as directed
- Tests collected urine specimens for sugar, ketones and albumin
- Assists with labeling and transport of drawn lab work and collected specimens per established protocol
- P! repares self and immediate area for surgical procedure; ensure! s cleanliness and orderliness of the operating room area
- Inspects equipment and supplies prior to use to ensure availability and readiness, according to surgeon's preference
- Performs surgical preps as indicated per protocol for specific procedure. assists with medication identification and labeling at sterile field under oversight of nurse
- Observes and reports use of instruments, sponges, and needles on operative field to surgeon or surgical team; inventories other supplies and instruments throughout surgery; verifies correctness of supply and needle count prior to closure of procedure; documents count on operative record
- Assists surgeon by performing variety of tasks (e.g., draping patients, holding retractors, passing instruments, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, moving patients) as directed
- Counts instruments, needles and sponges with registered nurse according to proce! dure
- Decontaminates equipment, instruments and supplies as necessary; assists in cleaning rooms, furniture and equipment according to established procedures
- Additional essential functions as listed in the complete job description
Basic Qualifications:
- Completion of an accredited Surgical Technology training program
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
- Demonstrated work knowledge of surgical instrumentation, infection control, sterilization and decontamination equipment and techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, customer service, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, system thinking, teamwork, initiative, detail-orientation and written communication
- Three months of labor and delive! ry experience
- Post high school or training coursework
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) by the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Kaiser Permanente.
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This position starts available on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:13:24 GMT
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