Obstetric Technician

Description

Under supervision, prepares and assists with obstetric surgical procedures and deliveries. Assists the obstetrical team with procedures and equipment needs throughout the labor process as directed and assists with cleaning/restocking after procedure.

Positions available in Labor & Delivery units at each hospital include:

Regional Medical Center

Valley Medical Center

St. Louise Regional Hospital

The eligibility list will be used for future openings in this classification in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare as they become available.

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Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60 specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - SCVMC is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital - O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume increases other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital - Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.

Regional Medical Center – Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital that is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. Since the SCVH integration of RMC effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded the critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy capable Stroke Center and STEMI care, and has been seeing an increased number of emergency visits and inpatient volume.

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Typical Tasks

• Assists physicians with examinations and vaginal deliveries;
• Assists surgeons as a scrub technician using aseptic techniques on Cesarean sections;
• Participates in setting up an obstetrical operating/delivery room prior to surgery;
• Opens sterile packs and arranging instruments and supplies according to surgical procedures;
• Assists in cleaning and restocking operating/delivery rooms with sterile supplies;
• Conducts daily checks on contents of all oxygen, suction, and electric fetal monitors;
• Ensures all rooms are set-up and ready for emergencies;
• Properly cares for equipment and supplies and reports maintenance needs to appropriate personnel;
• Assists in keeping records of operating/delivery room activities;
• Assists patients with bed baths, showers, bedpans, bed changes and oral hygiene;
• Assists as directed in obtaining vital signs;
• Under RN supervision, responds to patient call lights and provides basic patient comfort measures;
• Answers telephone calls courteously, responding to routine inquiries and relaying other calls and messages to the appropriate staff;
• Performs routine clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and ordering supplies;
• Enters patient charges;
• Performs other related work as required.
  
  

Employment Standards

Training and experience equivalent to completion of high school and a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate, OR one year as an OB Technician in an acute care setting OR two years as an Operating Room Aide.

Knowledge Of

• Basic anatomy and physiology;
• Basic medical terminology;
• The principles, practices, and techniques of asepsis and their applications;
• The various types of equipment, instruments and surgical supplies used in surgical/delivery procedures.
  
  

Ability to:

• Understand the instructions of the medical and nursing staff and to carry them out precisely and quickly, often under tense and emergency conditions;
• Engage in continuous active work requiring long periods of standing and physical exertion;
• Exercise a reasonable amount of manual dexterity in the handling of instruments and surgical supplies;
• Work closely and effectively with members of the surgical/delivery team;
• Perform routine clerical work.