Description

American Traveler is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist with OB/L&D experience for a night shift position at a Level 1 Trauma, academic teaching hospital in a Labor and Delivery unit.

Details

• Work setting is a large Level 1 Trauma designated academic teaching hospital with 637 licensed beds
• Unit is a Labor and Delivery department including 9 labor beds, 3 ORs, 4 PACUs, 11 antepartum beds, 4 triage bays, and 27 postpartum beds
• Patient population includes laboring, antepartum, triage, PACU, and OR patients
• OB Surg Tech caseload is approximately 2–3 patients per shift
• Procedures include scrubbing surgeries, C-sections, and setting up tables for vaginal deliveries
• EMR is Epic; experience is expected
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a
• Weekend rotation of 6 shifts per 6-week schedule cycle
• On-call requirement of 1 night shift (7p–7a) every 2 weeks
• No floating outside the Family Birth Center
• Holiday coverage required for one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving or day after, 12/24 or 12/25, and 12/31 or 1/1)

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of OB Surg Tech experience required
• BLS and CST certification required
• License required if applicable
• Epic EMR experience expected
• Proficiency in scrubbing OB surgeries, including C-sections, and setting up for vaginal deliveries
• At least 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• First-time travelers will be considered

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include scrubbing C-sections and other OB surgeries, setting up sterile tables for vaginal deliveries, and stocking the unit
• Department is supported by 2 OB Surg Techs per shift, CNAs, a unit secretary (7a–11p), a house-wide call secretary (11p–7a), OB physicians, hospitalists, intensivists, and RT available 24/7
• Orientation consists of 1 day of general orientation with educational modules followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
• Surgical scrub color for L&D is surgical green, using a scrub exchange system
• Candidates who have worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
• RTO requests require manager approval
• Unit culture is described as busy but team-oriented