OB Technician

OB Tech Job Type: Part Time/ Nights Shift: 6:45PM- 7:15am Rotating every 3rd weekend and every 3rd holiday. Christmas 2026.Your experience matters

UP Health Systems
- Portage is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As an OB Technician joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

An OB Technician who excels in this role:
Under the supervision of an RN or designee, performs basic care activities and administrative support for the Labor and Delivery department. OB Technicians will manage patient scheduling and charts

• Performs basic patient care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including but not limited to monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including but not limited to bathing, grooming, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Reports patient care needs accurately and concisely to the appropriate care team member.
• Orients patient and family to room, call bell and unit while creating a therapeutic relationship.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient and employee information.
• Assists with the admission, transfer and discharge of patients as appropriate including transporting of patients throughout the hospital.
• Completes hourly rounding. Participate in bedside shift report and shift huddles.
• Assists in quality checks as designated (i.e. equipment temperature checks).
• Promotes the bonding process of the mother/baby and family unit.
• Supports the completion of the birth certificate process including collecting data from patients/family and sending to Health Information Management to meet required unit needs.
• Assists with keeping patient rooms and common area stocked, clean and orderly.
• Manages inventory and ordering for department.
• Checks supplied and inventory for expiration dates, weekly or as needed.
• Acts as an extra set of hands for the surgeon and first assistants for Cesarean sections:
• Hands out sterile instruments and supplies.
• Prepares surgical equipment, holds organs in place, or holds retractors, for caesarean section.
• Arranges equipment and assists in surgical operations.
• Helps prepare the operating room and the patient for a surgical procedure.
• Sets up the sterile back table with instruments needed for the operation and drapes the patient and surrounding areas with a sterile barrier before the procedure begins.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates surgical field according to standards of care, policies and procedures, utilizing interpersonal, critical thinking and technical skills.
• Performs instrumentation, equipment set-up, and medication preparation according to established policy and procedures. Performs other job duties as assigned.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits
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  Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO
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  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth
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  Higher education and certification tuition…