Certified Surgical Technologist
Kearney, Nebraska
CHI Health Good Samaritan

OB Tech

Location: Kearney, Nebraska Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week)

Overview

• OB Tech needed to assist with cleaning rooms and transferring patients to overflow and temporary C-section rooms, and to be available on the unit for emergency sections.
• Traveler coverage is needed until permanent FTE staff are hired and trained.
• Assists with EVS duties, including turning over rooms and OR cleaning, as needed by the unit.

Unit Details

• Unit: Maternity Center
• Suites: 1
• Cases per day: 0-3
• Common cases: C-sections
• L&D beds: 16 LDRPs
• OR suites: 1
• Births: About 400 per year
• Ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: Yes
• Neonatology: 24/7 NNPs
• Respiratory equipment: Vents, CPAP
• Monitoring: Tele is centralized on this unit

Schedule

• 3 12-hour shifts, 6:30 to 7:00 for both shifts
• One Saturday or Sunday each week, plus 2 weekdays, with potential weekend call
• Night tech works every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, plus potential weekend call
• Works holidays to maintain 24/7 coverage with the other tech on the unit
• Weeknight call: None
• Call response time: 30 minutes or less
• Floating: None

Requirements

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), NBSTSA, or NCCT, with at least 2 years of experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist and experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• Valid driver's license required at submittal (used to determine whether the candidate lives outside 50 miles)
• Radius rule: Must live more than 50 miles away and may not hold full-time, part-time, or PRN positions with any associated facility in the health system
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care departments; refusal to remove nails results in termination of contract

Preferred Qualifications

• Both a CNA and a Scrub Tech license

Essential Functions

• Sets up tables, instruments, and supplies for C-sections, vaginal deliveries, and circumcisions; maintains sterile technique; and maintains instrument, suture, and sponge counts
• Maintains stock and equipment inventories, including surgical instrument maintenance per protocol
• Responds to patient calls and performs regular rounds for patient safety and comfort
• Records vital signs and intake/output when requested and reports condition changes to the RN
• Performs delegated nursing tasks such as patient baths, bed making, ice bag application, and ambulating patients
• Performs clerical duties, including assembling charts and packets, entering charges, and recording birth certificate information in vital statistics
• Performs point-of-care testing
• Participates in unit meetings, inservices, continuing education, and unit quality improvement; assists with orientation of new staff

Scrubs

• Hospital scrubs provided