Labor & Delivery Surgical Tech I — Night Shift

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Surgical Technologist I to work under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse in the Labor & Delivery unit. You will facilitate safe, efficient invasive procedures and maintain a sterile operating room environment.

The role requires knowledge of sterile technique and anatomy, and involves assisting in cases, instrument planning, and intraoperative nursing support. Position includes night shifts and onsite work at Johnston Health locations in NC.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of service specific portion of the UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies
• Strong communication skills/customer service relations
• Excellent organizational/priority setting skill

Responsibilities

• Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
• Provides proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation.
• Follows aseptic technique. Proactively identifies contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and implements corrective actions.
• Performs surgical counts. Follows policies and procedures for incorrect counts and reports discrepancies appropriately.
• Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
• Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
• Active participation in the planning and setup of instruments, supplies, and surgical drapes in an organized manner to provide optimal accessibility during the procedure.
• Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient's anatomy and abnormalities which affect the surgical procedure.
• Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs.
• Recognizes and modifies scrubbing procedures based on pertinent information to develop modifications to standard approaches to care and communicates with the surgical team.
• Responds to surgical emergencies and follows hospitalwide emergency management plans.
• Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
• Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
• Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
• Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary
• Serves as a mentor for Surgical Technician Trainees and will serve as a preceptor as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Job description

UNC Health is seeking a Surgical Technologist I to work under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse in the Labor & Delivery unit. You will facilitate safe, efficient invasive procedures and maintain a sterile operating room environment.

The role requires knowledge of sterile technique and anatomy, and involves assisting in cases, instrument planning, and intraoperative nursing support. Position includes night shifts and onsite work at Johnston Health locations in NC.