at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Location Lake Forest, Illinois
Business Unit Lake Forest Hospital
Job REQID 132578
Job Function Patient Support
Shift Night Job (3rd)
Benefits
$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
$10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
$1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
$250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
Matching 401(k)
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
Paid time off and Holiday pay
Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.
Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.
Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.
From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.
Description
**This is a full-time position at 36 hours per week located at Lake Forest Hospital. **
The OB Tech reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
Responsibilities:
Performs a variety of clinical functions, under the direction of the RN or physician that provide support to patients and staff.
Collects urine, stool and sputum specimens.
Assists patients with bathing and oral hygiene.
Obtains and records vital signs and daily weight.
Informs RN regularly regarding the status of patients.
Prepares and positions patients for meals; feeds patients as necessary.
Assists with patient ambulation and positioning; assists with comfort activities.
Assists RN or physician with minor procedures.
Responds to emergencies seeking appropriate personnel for specific interventions.
Disconnects IV or Heplock.
Assists with postmortem care.
Arranges equipment, supplies and instruments in the operating room.
Assembles routine and specialty instruments for operative procedures according to operating room standards and physician preference cards.
Organizes instruments according to specialty.
Cleans and sterilizes instruments as needed.
Labels all supplies on the tray.
Informs appropriate personnel when instruments or equipment are insufficient to meet the needs of the operative schedule.
Participates in surgical procedures.
Assists team members with placing and positioning patient on the table.
Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon.
Preserves OR specimens.
Accounts for all sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation.
Performs various related tasks to facilitate patient care.
Transports patients to and from radiology for diagnostic testing.
Transports blood and blood components to the laboratory.
Assists with patient admissions, discharges and transfers; orients patient to environment and hospital services.
Transports patients, belongings and equipment.
Assists in newborn nursery with responsibilities of: transporting babies in open cribs to and from patient rooms, changing diapers, drawing blood from babies via heel sticks, weighing babies on open scales, emptying linen and garbage to chutes from newborn nursery and special care nursery, bilimeter testing of all newborns, assist with set-up and clean up of circumcision procedure.
AA/EOE
Qualifications
Required:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of an accredited CNA program and listed on State Of Illinois CNA Registry.
BLS through American Heart Association.
Preferred:
Certified Surgical Technologist.
Equal Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation.
