OB L&D Scrub Tech Nights

Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values. Additionally, the unit clerk/scrub technician under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse performs various duties to assist in care of patients. These duties include, but are not limited to, transcribing physician orders, answering and dispatching patient calls, answering the telephone and transferring calls to the appropriate personnel, maintaining supply inventories, office equipment, and overall order and organization of the nurses station, performing first scrub procedures in the Delivery OR and assistant roles at a vaginal delivery.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Under the direct supervision of licensed nurses performs duties as assigned.
• Courteously answers patient calls giving the patient reassurance and immediately notifying nursing personnel of patient’s needs
• Initiates, assembles and maintains charts from admission to discharge. Following discharge, prepares the chart for transport to health information management.
• Knowledgeable of and performs computer applications as appropriate to clerical responsibilities
• Maintain appropriate inventories of forms and supplies
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area
• Perform first scrub role in Delivery OR
• Stock department and OR after procedures

Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values. Additionally, the unit clerk/scrub technician under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse performs various duties to assist in care of patients. These duties include, but are not limited to, transcribing physician orders, answering and dispatching patient calls, answering the telephone and transferring calls to the appropriate personnel, maintaining supply inventories, office equipment, and overall order and organization of the nurses station, performing first scrub procedures in the Delivery OR and assistant roles at a vaginal delivery.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Under the direct supervision of licensed nurses performs duties as assigned.
• Courteously answers patient calls giving the patient reassurance and immediately notifying nursing personnel of patient’s needs
• Initiates, assembles and maintains charts from admission to discharge. Following discharge, prepares the chart for transport to health information management.
• Knowledgeable of and performs computer applications as appropriate to clerical responsibilities
• Maintain appropriate inventories of forms and supplies
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area
• Perform first scrub role in Delivery OR
• Stock department and OR after procedures

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Required:

• Uses common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick
• Understands technical information from supervisors, charts, reference books, manuals and labels
• Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers with skill
• Acts quickly in an emergency, rendering appropriate life‑saving measures
• Communicates with people
• Change from one duty to another frequently
• Follow and/or give precise instructions
• Records and interprets information accurately

High school graduate or GED.

Current BLS required

Must live within 30 min drive. Previous experience in clerical or receptionist position helpful. Previous experience in scrub role helpful. Hospital experience and knowledge of medical terminology preferred, but not required.