Surgical Technologist About Facility: o 637 licensed beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center Unit Information: o Beds: 9 Labor Beds, 3 ORs, 4 PACUs, 11 Antepartum, 4 triage, 27 Postpartum, ▪ Census? 2-14 L&D o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years L&D RN experience., 1 year OB Surg Tech experience o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Laboring patients, Antepartum patients, a triage area, PACU and OR Patient Ratios: o RN: Follow AWHONN Guidelines o OB Tech: 2-3 per shift Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.): o RN: BLS, ACLS, NRP, Fetal Monitoring required. BCR (Basic Cardiac Rythm) required - meaning traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of Compliance o Surg Tech: BLS, CST Skills required: o RN : Strong clinical assessment and L&D skills for Level 1 Trauma Hospital, IV insertion and care, central line management, Care coordination with interdisciplinary teams o Surg Tech: scrub surgeries, c-sections, set up tables for vaginal deliveries, stock the unit Support within the Department: o 2 OB Surg Techs per shift o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a o Charge nurse - may have patients o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team o RT 24/7? yes o Hospitalist 24/7? yes o Intensivist 24/7? Yes o OB Physicians, 24/7 o Bedside and Nursing Station Tele/Fetal monitoring Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o Monitors: Phillips o Unit specific equipment: ▪ VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips Cardiac Telemetry monitoring ▪ Portable vital signs monitors (Dynamapp) ▪ PCA pain management ▪ Bladder scanners, IV pump, portable oxygen system ▪ Glucommander ▪ Suction machine ▪ Use of admission/ discharge protocol for rapid turnover Floating: If yes, where? o RN: All adult med surg / telemetry units in house o Surg Tech: none Orientation (facility and unit) : o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules o 2 days departmental Scheduling: o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule) o On call? If so, what is that schedule? No call o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1 o RTO Requests: Manager approval o Shift times: 12-hour shifts 7A-7P or 7P-7A o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks Other notes: o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue; L&D surgical green w/ scrub exchange system o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks o Unit Culture: busy but work as team