Mercy Medical Center Merced·Merced, California
Provides technical and patient care support within the Labor and Delivery team to ensure a safe birthing experience. Responsibilities include preparing delivery rooms, assisting with patient positioning, and maintaining medical record documentation.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California.
Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center.
Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Obstetrics Technician, you will be a vital and compassionate member of our Labor & Delivery team, providing essential technical and patient care support to ensure a safe, comfortable, and positive birthing experience for new families.
Every day you will assist nurses and physicians with direct patient care tasks, including preparing labor and delivery rooms, setting up equipment, distributing supplies, and assisting with patient positioning and transport.
To be successful in this role, you must possess strong organizational and technical skills, a calm and reassuring demeanor under pressure, and a profound commitment to supporting the miracle of birth with efficiency and compassion.
Assists nursing personnel in maintaining required medical record documentation, as well as administrative / clerical processes surrounding the daily operation of the Nursing Unit Under the direction of the RN implements care for a group of patients, based upon the established plan of care Refers questions and abnormal findings regarding patient care and/or priorities to the RN Demonstrates knowledge of the step-by-step progress of specific surgical procedures and displays dexterity in the use of required instrumentation Job Requirements Required Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA): CA, or Medical Assistant (MA) Registration: CA Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR Must be able to take on-call shifts of one (1) per week including one (1) weekend per month Must successfully complete OR Scrub Tech training Preferred High School Graduate General Studies, or High School GED General Studies Prior experience as a Unit Clerk and/or OB Technician Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.
This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Requires a CA Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant certification and Basic Life Support (CPR) certification. Candidates must be able to work on-call shifts and complete OR Scrub Tech training.
Market context
California nursing roles often draw steady demand, especially for experienced RNs in procedural and critical care settings. Competition is strongest for candidates who already hold a California RN license, current BLS and ACLS, and recent ICU, ER, or PACU experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your certifications and highlight relevant bedside and procedural experience in your application.
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