Job description
Overview:
Who We Are
At Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, we're proud to offer advanced services right here at home - from our Peggy V. Helmreich Birthing Center, to outpatient surgeries and preventive care. And when you need emergency care, our 24/7 emergency physician-staffed ER is right where you want it to be, close by to give you prompt medical treatment. Responsibilities:
Education:
Join our Hillcrest Hospital Claremore as a PRN OB TECH!
Who We Are
Hillcrest HealthCare System (HHS) is a comprehensive health system with over 6,000 employees who serve the communities of eastern Oklahoma. HHS includes nine hospitals throughout Eastern Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Heart Institute, and Utica Park Clinic.
At Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, we're proud to offer advanced services right here at home - from our Peggy V. Helmreich Birthing Center, to outpatient surgeries and preventive care. And when you need emergency care, our 24/7 emergency physician-staffed ER is right where you want it to be, close by to give you prompt medical treatment.
What You’ll Do
- Provides or assists with personal hygiene, such as oral care, peri care, and/or bathing. Performs newborn admission bath and documents that intervention when completed and changes to complete status or notifies care nurse of details for documentation. Upon completion of the bath, the security photograph will be completed.
- Assists patient in ambulation using safety precautions at all times.
- Accurately measures vital signs, intake and output, records and reports changes immediately to the nurse.
- Assists the nurse with collection and processing (via computer) of lab specimens.
- Correctly performs Hearing/Screening test at twelve hours of age. Prints out results and places on Hollister form. Informs Nurse of results.
- Assists Nurse with care of the newborn as directed: Obtains vital signs, weights, and measurements, foot prints places ID bands on mother, significant other and newborn. Obtains and reports blood sugar and blood pressure.
- Assists patients with meals, serves nourishments, deliveries and returns food trays.
- Assists in well baby care and maternal teaching on basic infant care, i.e. holding and posturing infants for feeding and diapering. Delivers initial paperwork to mothers and explains the process to complete.
- Assists in preparing infants/mother for dismissal. Draws Metabolic testing, takes pictures, removes cord clamp, identifies newborn and transports mother and baby to private vehicle via wheelchair.
- Correctly completes the Newborn Admission process in Medi-tech.
- Prepare charts and paperwork for new admissions as soon as empty charts are available.
- Reviews charts on a daily basis for the presence of blank orders and progress notes (stuff charts).
- Enter order sets in Meditech system for both mothers and babies upon admission.
- Familiarizes self with down time procedures.
- Answers phones and call lights, reporting to nurse as needed.
What You’ll Bring
Education:
- High school graduate or equivalent
Experience:
Previous work as a nursing assistant or completion of a nursing assistant training program preferred.- Must be able to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills required.
- Clean, well kept appearance.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform technical skills outlined in the job performance standards.
- Must be able to provide basic nursing care to expectant mothers and newborns.
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