**Overview**

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute an award-winning orthopedics program surgical weight loss and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.

**Responsibilities**

The Obstetrical Technician supports the nursing staff by performing basic nursing care procedures, acting as a scrub technician for surgical procedures, and managing various clerical tasks. This role requires adaptability, prioritization skills, and effective communication with staff, patients, physicians, and visitors. The Obstetrical Technician plays a key role in ensuring patient care and unit operations run smoothly and efficiently.

**Key Responsibilities:**

+ Assist nursing staff with basic patient care procedures and provide support during surgical procedures as a scrub technician.

+ Perform clerical duties and maintain organized, secure access to equipment and procedural areas.

+ Demonstrate flexibility and initiative in managing workload and prioritize tasks based on patient and unit needs.

+ Communicate effectively with staff, patients, physicians, and visitors while upholding hospital and unit policies and procedures.

+ Participate in unit and hospital quality improvement initiatives and maintain required certifications for employment.

This position requires a commitment to teamwork, patient-centered care, and active support of the Mission, Core Values, and strategic goals of St. Bernardine Medical Center.

**Qualifications**

+ 1 year surgical scrub experience OR graduate of a Surgical Technician Program.

+ Graduate of a Surgical Technician Program OR 1 year surgical scrub experience.

+ Functional knowledge of a computer keyboard

+ Functional knowledge of aseptic technique • Functional knowledge of surgery instrumentation

+ Basic anatomy and physiology

+ Medical Terminology

**Pay Range**

$30.24 - $37.79 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.