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OB Tech- Casual Rotating

Northwestern Medicine · Lake Forest, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 28, 2026

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About your past

This role covers both bedside care and the operating room. Which side are you stronger on?

What they are checking: The posting lists both patient care and OR instrument work, which is an unusual combination.

Casual with rotating shifts at Lake Forest. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the arrangement the posting states.

What do you do after a shift where something went badly for a family?

What they are checking: Whether they have a way of carrying this work, which this unit demands.

What would you do

You realize an instrument the surgeon needs is not available. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names informing appropriate personnel when instruments are insufficient.

How do you assist with postmortem care?

What they are checking: The posting names it, and on an obstetric unit it is the hardest thing that happens.

An emergency starts in the room. What is your job in that moment?

What they are checking: The posting names responding to emergencies and seeking appropriate personnel.

About the work

Tell me about assembling instruments for a procedure from a preference card.

What they are checking: The posting names assembling routine and specialty instruments according to physician preference cards.

How do you arrange a room and equipment before a case?

What they are checking: The posting names arranging equipment, supplies and instruments in the operating room.

Walk me through taking and recording vital signs and helping a patient with personal care.

What they are checking: The posting names vital signs, daily weight, bathing and oral hygiene.

How often and how do you update the nurse on your patients?

What they are checking: The posting names informing the RN regularly regarding patient status.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The OB Tech reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs a variety of clinical functions, under the direction of the RN or physician that provide support to patients and staff. • Collects urine, stool and sputum specimens. • Assists patients with bathing and oral hygiene. • Obtains and records vital signs and daily weight. • Informs RN regularly regarding the status of patients. • Prepares and positions patients for meals; feeds patients as necessary. • Assists with patient ambulation and positioning; assists with comfort activities. • Assists RN or physician with minor procedures. • Responds to emergencies seeking appropriate personnel for specific interventions. • Disconnects IV or Heplock. • Assists with postmortem care. • Arranges equipment, supplies and instruments in the operating room. • Assembles routine and specialty instruments for operative procedures according to operating room standards and physician preference cards. • Organizes instruments according to specialty. • Cleans and sterilizes instruments as needed. • Labels all supplies on the tray. • Informs appropriate personnel when instruments or equipment are insufficient to meet the needs of the operative schedule. • Participates in surgical procedures. • Assists team members with placing and positioning patient on the table. • Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon. • Preserves OR specimens. • Accounts for all sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation. • Performs various related tasks to facilitate patient care. • Transports patients to and from radiology for diagnostic testing. • Transports blood and blood components to the laboratory. • Assists with patient admissions, discharges and transfers; orients patient to environment and hospital services. • Transports patients, belongings and equipment. • Assists in newborn nursery with responsibilities of: transporting babies in open cribs to and from patient rooms; changing diapers; drawing blood from babies via heel sticks; weighing babies on open scales; emptying linen and garbage to chutes from newborn nursery and special care nursery; bilimeter testing of all newborns; assist with set-up and clean up of circumcision procedure. Minimum Requirements: Education: • High School diploma or equivalent. Certification: • Successful completion of an accredited CNA program and listed on State Of Illinois CNA Registry. • BLS through American Heart Association. Preferred : • Certified Surgical Technologist Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.