Job Summary:
Under direct supervision of the Registered Nurse, the OB Technician assists the professional nursing staff in the Labor and Delivery Unit by performing non-nursing functions.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Directs and checks the work of other OB Technicians.
• Participates in the orientation and training of OB Technicians new to the department.
• Checks labor rooms and delivery rooms for adequate well functioning equipment and supplies.
• Tracks preventive maintenance on equipment and expiration dates of supplies.
• Sets up emergency equipment.
• Welcomes patients to the unit and escorts them to the appropriate room.
• Obtains Kaiser Card and photo ID from patient.
• Makes temporary patient ID bracelet.
• Transports patients to delivery room, Cesarean delivery room, ultrasound or post partum, when indicated.
• Checks testing schedule and pull charts...