Scrub Tech (CNA)-Labor/Delivery

Location & Schedule

• Location: Riverton Hospital – Riverton, Utah
• Department/Unit: Labor and Delivery
• Shifts: Full-time | 36 hours/week | Three 12-hour shifts
• Schedule: Variable, mix of days, nights, weekends & holidays

About the Role

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), this position provides care for women and newborns. The Labor/Delivery Scrub Tech utilizes sterile techniques to prepare surgical suites for C-Section and tubal ligation cases, prepares delivery tables for vaginal births, and functions as an operating room technician, assisting physicians with surgical procedures. This is a Certified Nursing Assistant position that will learn to Scrub within 90 days of hire. For unit and personal growth, prefer candidates willing to make a one-year commitment upon successful completion of training.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the patient room is ready to receive the patient with equipment and supplies necessary during the labor and delivery process. May be responsible for maintaining and stocking birthing rooms appropriately.
• Assists patients with bed baths, showering, use of bed pans and restrooms, foley catheter care, and ambulation.
• Obtains and documents vital signs of patients and newborns before, during, and after delivery.
• Prepares the room for vaginal delivery by draping the patient and preparing appropriate equipment, including the delivery table, and assists the RN.
• Prepares the room for C-Section by preparing the patient, scrubbing for procedures, setting up and passing instruments, and completing all instrument, sponge, and sharp counts with the RN. Ensures sterility is maintained throughout the operative procedure.
• Understands the plan of care and delivers basic patient care by collecting and documenting patient data and reporting patient changes to the RN.
• May perform clerical duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) in the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Basic computer literacy skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of Certified Nursing Assistant experience.
• Previous experience as a CNA in Labor and Delivery or Orderly CNA in the Operating Room (OR).

Skills

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Scrub Tech (CNA)
• Patient Care
• Vital Signs
• Sterilization Techniques
• Ambulation
• Catheter Care
• Documentation
• Office Administration
• Catheter Placement
• Scrubbing C-Sections
• Sterility

Pay & Benefits

• Pay: Starting at $18.94+ per hour (based on patient care experience). Hourly range: $18.94 – $24.62.
• Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401(K), Education Assistance & more. Generous benefits package covering well-being – mind, body, and spirit – including programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness (living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged).

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication as well as hearing and understanding spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. Includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. Includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.