Surgical Technician - Labor & Delivery - Days - Orlando Health

Winnie Palmer Hospital Labor and Delivery Unit is currently seeking a Surgical Technician to demonstrate a clear understanding of sterile techniques and maintains a working knowledge of the specialized instrumentation and equipment required for a variety of special procedures.

Status/Shift 

Variable Full-Time(3/12hrs shift) / Days

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies 

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies provides specialized care that covers all facets of women’s health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer welcomes nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 beds in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), making Orlando Health Winnie Palmer one of the largest NICUs in the nation. We are proudly the first – and only – hospital in Florida to offer in utero surgery to repair spina bifida. Named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, our hospital also is proudly recognized as a “Best Children’s Hospitals in Neonatology” by U.S. News & World Report and has held Magnet® Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013.

Labor and Delivery Unit

The function of Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies (WPHWB) Labor and Delivery Unit is based on the primary care model principles.  As a Level III Perinatal Center, comprehensive patient centered obstetrical nursing care is provided for both low and high-risk families during the antenatal, labor and delivery and immediate postpartum periods. The Labor and Delivery Unit (L & D) is composed of twenty eight (28) Labor and Delivery Rooms (LDRs) that provide the expectant family with the opportunity to remain together as a unit during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. 

Labor and Delivery provides care for:
− Mothers in active labor with expected delivery, with or without epidurals
− Inductions of labor
− Immediate postpartum recovery
− Immediate newborn care post delivery
− Complications of pregnancy requiring inpatient and outpatient evaluation
− Emotional and physical care for patients requiring medical termination of pregnancy post-fetal demise.
− 24-hour Anesthesia service that is available for pain management in labor and anesthesia
management during cesarean birth.

Essential Functions
• Reviews preferences and verifies the case cart thoroughly before the procedure.
• Maintains an orderly surgical field and consistently passesinstruments and supplies quickly and efficiently to the surgeon.
• Anticipates and prioritizesthe needs ofthe varioussteps associated with the procedure.
• Takes part in sponge, needle, and instrument counts as dictated by the procedure.
• Maintainssurgicalspecimens in a manner that identifies and preserves them for pathology evaluation.
• Assists in ordering and stocking specialty supplies under the direction of management staff and in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
• May have limited accessto areas where medications are stored.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training
High school graduate or equivalent.
Successful completion of:
• Surgical Technology training program; or
• Orlando Health Training Program; or
• An accredited physician assistant program

Licensure/Certification
Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Experience
None.