Labor & Delivery Technician-Delnor L&D Part Time Nights

Job Description

The schedule for this position is 12-hour shifts 7p - 7:30a rotating two - three shifts per week, equal to 60 hours every two weeks.

Responsibilities

• Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
• Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
• Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
• Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
• Performs basic patient care responsibilities, including vital signs, skin care, and personal care, considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient's age.
• Maintains patient rooms in a clean and neat manner, keeping the patient's environment presentable and restocking areas as directed.
• Consistently demonstrates hourly rounding key behaviors.
• Collections and labels specimens (urine, stool and sputum) accurately and according to policy.
• Identifies and transports blood/blood components and specimens using appropriate blood borne pathogen precautions.
• Identifies drains and tubes, empties and records drainage.
• Follows standard precautions and infection control policies and procedures consistently.
• Performs services requiring technical and manual skills under the direction of the RN.
• Assists with patient admission, orients patient and family to the room, assists patients with ambulation/positioning, prepares patients for discharge/transfer, and transports patients as needed.
• Demonstrates ability to promptly communicate to the RN any observed changes in patient status and responses; e.g. pain, changes in condition, distress.
• Clarifies with the RN any special procedures or observations necessary.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care under the direction of the RN.
• Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patients; answers questions within scope of practice.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department (co-workers, charge nurse, assistant manager and manager), physicians and with other departments.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of proper identification and reporting of medical/health care errors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Certified BLS
• Labor & Delivery or surgical technician experience
• Sterile processing/procedure experience
• Handling instruments