OB Tech - Labor & Delivery FT Days

Department:

35005 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Labor and Delivery

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

3-12 hr Dayshift ( 0700-1930). Every other weekend.

Major Responsibilities:

• Quality: Provides quality patient care within the scope defined by hospital policy.
  •     1)Ensure care is in accordance with the established methods and procedures of the system. a. Assists with providing and maintaining a safe and comfortable OR area for surgical patients and demonstrates knowledge of and maintains aseptic technique. b. Practices within infection control policy and procedures. c. Performs scrub duties and demonstrates basic knowledge of surgical procedures, instruments and supplies. d. Assists in organizing and coordinating required instruments, equipment and supplies. e. Provide assistance to patients in walking, eating and other personal needs as necessary. f. Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to operate standard and specialized OR/OB equipment. g. Assist is maintenance, care, cleaning and packaging of standard and specialty instruments and supplies. h. Assists the RN by checking the OR suite for completeness of instruments, supplies, and equipment such as baby resuscitation supplies, bovie and suction equipment. Notifies RN if anything missing from room or equipment is not in good working order. i. May assist in preparing unit, patient rooms and beds for receiving patient admission, returning patient, transfers or emergencies. j. Retrieves necessary patient care items as directed from pharmacy, central supply, warehouse, etc. k. Participates in unit performance improvement monitoring and data collection. l. Takes call when necessary to provide appropriate staffing for C/S. m. Observes and timely reports patient needs and conditions to the RN. n. Responds to patient’s call light in a timely manner. o. Practices appropriate utilization of restraints. p. Ensures that patient items/valuables are safe guarded. q. Monitors that all patients (mothers and infants) have ID bands on and they fit appropriately. r. Follows all infant safety precautions and guidelines. s. Stops surgical procedure if time out is not completed or if instrument/sponge counts are not correct.
• Customer Satisfaction: Provides all customers with appropriate services to meet their needs to assist the team in achieving success in their customer satisfaction strategies.
  •     1)Immediately resolves customer issues/concerns that fall within scope of practice and competency.
  •     2)Provides input into the practice’s customer satisfaction initiatives.
  •     3)Participates in implementation of practice customer satisfaction strategies.
  •     4)Assists in maintaining and developing existing and new customer relationships, e.g., patients, signification others, and Associates.
  •     5)Maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality.
  •     6)Assures that RN and OBT caregiver names are placed on patient boards in each room where applicable.
  •     7)Performs quick registration for patients in the OB triage area and for the infant's quick registration in L&D after their birth.
• Innovation: Contributes to the practice, department and hospital innovation efforts to maximize excellence and build respect for services.
  •     1)Submits improvement ideas for IMMC, its services, and participates in the implementation process as appropriate.
  •     2)Participates in unit innovation opportunities and strategies.
  •     3)Utilizes creative measures to optimize customer satisfaction.
• Productivity: Participates in implementation improvements to practice team productivity.
  •     1)Provides input into strategies that enhance one’s skill level and increases the productivity of the unit.
  •     2)Participates in collecting and analyzing productivity data.
  •     3)Suggests productivity improvement ideas.
  •     4)Flexible in meeting the staffing requirements of the unit.
  •     5)Demonstrates wi