Surgical Technologist - Labor & Delivery

Position Summary

Surgical Technologist – Labor & Delivery – Full Time Night

Location: Braselton, GA
Schedule: 12‑hour shift (evening to morning)
Posted: 2 days ago

About the Unit

The Braselton Labor & Delivery unit consists of 10 labor/delivery/recovery beds, 2 triage beds, 2 operating rooms, and 2 PACU bays. The unit provides care to women and infants for a variety of services including laboring patients, scheduled inductions, scheduled Cesarean sections, obstetrical emergencies, intrauterine fetal demise/miscarriage, and well newborn care.

Job Summary

The Surgical Technologist performs a wide variety of support services for the department. Responsibilities include maintaining patient records, managing unit supplies and equipment, facilitating communication, performing patient care for adults and newborns, functioning as a scrub nurse in Labor & Delivery operating rooms, and serving as a combination of nursing assistant and unit secretary. The role is under the direction of a registered professional nurse and follows national patient safety goals.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: none specified
• High school graduate or certified equivalent.
• One year recent experience (within 5 years) as a scrub technician in an acute care OR setting.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: none listed
• Preferred Educational Requirements: none listed
• Preferred Experience: none listed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively with other departments and the general public.
• Willingness to accept direction for the nursing staff.
• Ability to perform the basic skills and procedures designated for unit assistants.
• Typing skills preferred but not required; must be able to operate the computer.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Functions as scrub person in the Labor and Delivery Operating Rooms and performs cases in accordance with hospital protocols, including instrumentation setup, sponge/needle/instrument counts, and room cleanup.
• Maintains a safe and aseptic environment in the L&D surgical suite and the L&D area, monitoring equipment, infection control procedures, and hazardous conditions.
• Contributes to departmental productivity by expediting OR changeovers, restocking supplies, and serving as a QA&I monitor and committee participant.
• Assists nursing staff with patient care tasks such as patient greeting, vital sign collection, monitoring, and infant care during delivery.
• Performs additional duties including record filing, ADT status changes, and maintaining clinical skills through laboratory and in‑service training.

Area/Unit Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

• Supports administrative functions: confirms patient visits, verifies charges, enters billing information, compiles statistics, and maintains charting materials.
• Assists in daily operations by maintaining supplies, evaluating new products, and monitoring medication needs in C/S and epidural rooms.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs; frequently 31‑65% of time.
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs; frequently 31‑65% of time.
• Vision: Requires high, constant focus 66‑100% of time.
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0‑30%.
• Standing/Walking: Occasionally 0‑30%.
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0‑30%.
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31‑65%.
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.