What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor & Delivery Technician position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Job Overview:
The Labor and Delivery Technician functions as a member of the healthcare team and performs selected patient care activites under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse. The L&D Technician must be able to assist in all forms of labor and delivery procedures as necessary.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equiv.
- Provide one of the following:
- Successfully completed an accredited educational program for surgical technologists; OR
- Holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor, or other nationally recognized credentialing organization; OR
- Has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; OR
- Provides evidence that the person was employed to practice surgical technology in a health care facility on the effective date of the act; OR
- Is in the service of the federal government, to the extent that individual is performing surgical technology duties related to that service
- BLS through the American Heart Association
Preferred:
- Enrollment in a professional organization
Scheduling Requirements:
- Per Diem
Essential Functions:
- Assist the Registered Nurse with circulating duties: select supplies and equipment, test equipment, assemble instruments for procedure, open sterile supplies for procedure
- Assist the surgeon during the operative procedure: practice the principles of aseptic technique, scrub and set up a sterile organized work field, perform the initial count with circulating nurse, assist the surgeon in draping the sterile field, anticipate the instruments, equipment or supplies needed, pass the appropriate instrument to the surgeon, maintain the count with the circulating nurse
- Assists the nursing staff with limited clerical duties, answers the phones and forwards messages to the appropriate staff, allows visitor access after checking on the appropriateness of the visit
- Demonstrates ability to assist with anesthesia procedures: Assist during labor/delivery operations, care/maintenance of the anesthesia machine, generate appropriate charges from Pyxis for the anesthesia department, performs weekly checks of emergency equipment (ie: difficult airway cart).
- Follows area specific safety and pre-sterilization processes, rinses and cleans all dirty instruments, sprays cleaning agent on rinsed instruments, follows procedures for sending soiled equipment to SPD, documents accurately what equipment is sent and returned from SPD, identifies instruments needing repair
- Keeps the labor and delivery suites in a state of readiness, maintains equipment level at par, maintains linen levels at par, procures equipment and linen levels that are below par levels
- Maintains optimal professional conduct and practices of Nursing Service: maintains a surgical conscience through honesty, demonstrate the ability to work effectively and harmoniously with all members of the team, promote team concept, observe the proper lines of authority, support the policies of the department and MMC, carries out tasks completely and promptly
- Responsible for enhancing knowledge regarding skills in labor and delivery nursing practice: records indicate attendance at seminars and classes both within and outside the institution, participates in professional meetings, participates in new staff orientation
