Surgical Tech, Labor & Delivery

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1. Performs various patient care activities for the patient in labor including obtaining vital signs, performing catheterizations, obtaining urine specimens, performing perineal care, and performing skin preps for surgical procedures; assists patients as necessary with position changes and ambulation.
2. Performs various patient care activities related to newborn care to include immediate care which involves drying, warming, and observation and performing identification, measurement (inches and pounds), eye care, bathing, and other related activities.
3. Assembles equipment and supplies for procedures using aseptic techniques.
4. Assists physicians and nurses during vaginal deliveries by performing various tasks including preparing and monitoring patients and operating suction and other equipment.
5. Performs Surgical technologist function for surgical procedures including cesarean deliveries, tubal ligations, and hysterectomies; sets‑up sterile field, passes instruments and surgical items to physician, and performs surgical counts; and, assists with cleaning the OR rooms in preparation for subsequent surgical procedures.
6. Transports patients and newborns to assigned rooms and/or nursery.
7. Maintains a clean, neat, and safe environment which involves, but is not limited to, such activities as tidying rooms, cleaning equipment, restocking linens and other supplies and materials (in assigned areas and as otherwise necessary), preparing rooms, and keeping utility and equipment rooms, and hallways neat and clean.
8. Obtains information as necessary to initiate routine admission procedure.

1. Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program and working as a Surgical Technologist with two or more years of experience OR at least 5 years of experience in an OR setting working as a Surgical Technician or Surgical Technologist.
2. Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS).