OB/Surgical Tech

Summary Job Description

Registered Nurse Full-Time, 3rd Shift Labor and Delivery The Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit is a vital component of the hospital’s Women’s Health services, dedicated to the safe management of childbirth and immediate maternal-newborn care. This unit provides comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care throughout labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period, focusing on clinical excellence, safety, emotional support, and individualized care. The Labor and Delivery Unit coordinates multidisciplinary services to monitor maternal and fetal well-being, manage labor progression, respond to obstetric emergencies, and ensure seamless transitions to postpartum and neonatal care. Facilitates the delivery of perioperative nursing care by achieving desired surgical outcomes. The OB Technician is a professional caregiver working under the guidance and supervision of a Registered Nurse and responsible for providing assigned care according to scope of practice. Has adequate knowledge to approach patients of all age groups. All employees will continually monitor and adhere to safety responsibilities and initiatives.

Job Description

Assists with patient preparation, positioning, and surgical procedures. Prepares, counts, and maintains surgical instruments and equipment. Maintains and monitors the sterile field throughout procedures. Passes instruments, retracts tissue, and operates surgical equipment as directed. Assists with vaginal deliveries and care of mothers and newborns as needed. Provides support in Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Well-Baby, and Level II Nursery areas as assigned. Stocks rooms and ensures necessary supplies and equipment are available. Completes charges and assigned clerical duties. Maintains patient privacy, safety, and confidentiality. Follows hospital infection control, safety, and regulatory standards.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

High School Diploma or GED equivalent Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification Basic life support- Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already. ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

About Baptist Health

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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