OB Tech- Casual Rotating
Placement within the salary range of $24.73 - $34.62 (hourly) is dependent on relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement is guided by the collective bargaining agreement.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide tools and resources to improve physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Benefits include comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support, student loan repayment, flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund, and a Total Rewards package supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. Additional opportunities include volunteer programs in local communities and workforce-led resource groups.
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About the Organization
Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of purpose-driven colleagues committed to delivering world-class care. You’ll work alongside top clinical talent and contribute to medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, fostering a culture of equity and service. Growth opportunities include mentorship, educational support, and career development.
Responsibilities
- Performs a variety of clinical functions under the direction of the RN or physician to support patients and staff.
- Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
- Assists patients with bathing and oral hygiene.
- Obtains and records vital signs and daily weight.
- Informs RN regularly regarding the status of patients.
- Prepares and positions patients for meals; feeds patients as necessary.
- Assists with patient ambulation, positioning, and comfort activities.
- Assists RN or physician with minor procedures.
- Responds to emergencies, seeking appropriate personnel for specific interventions.
- Disconnects IV or Heplock.
- Assists with postmortem care.
- Arranges equipment, supplies, and instruments in the operating room.
- Assembles routine and specialty instruments for operative procedures according to operating room standards and physician preference cards.
- Organizes instruments according to specialty.
- Cleans and sterilizes instruments as needed.
- Labels all supplies on the tray.
- Informs appropriate personnel when instruments or equipment are insufficient for the operative schedule.
- Participates in surgical procedures:
- Assists team members with placing and positioning patients on the table.
- Hands instruments and supplies to the surgeon.
- Preserves OR specimens.
- Accounts for all sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
- Performs various related tasks to facilitate patient care:
- Transports patients to and from radiology for diagnostic testing.
- Transports blood and blood components to the laboratory.
- Assists with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers; orients patients to environment and hospital services.
- Transports patients, belongings, and equipment.
- Assists in the newborn nursery with responsibilities including:
- Transporting babies in open cribs to and from patient rooms.
- Changing diapers.
- Drawing blood from babies via heel sticks.
- Weighing babies on open scales.
- Emptying linen and garbage to chutes from the newborn nursery and special care nursery.
- Bilimeter testing of all newborns.
- Assisting with set-up and clean-up of circumcision procedures.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of an accredited CNA program and listed on the State of Illinois CNA Registry.
- BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Surgical Technologist.