Surgical Tech - Labor and Delivery

experiencedAlliedHealth; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health's Labor and Delivery is seeking a skilled Surgical Technologist I to join the maternity team. This full-time role works a 36-hour week with day/night rotating shifts, including weekends, under surgeon and RN supervision to ensure safe, sterile operative environments and efficient procedures.

The position supports C-sections and obstetrical procedures, maintains sterile technique, handles instruments, and mentors trainees.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of professional experience as a surgical technologist.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program; Military training accepted.
• Formal education may substitute for experience under certain conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assists in operating room setup and sterile technique for procedures.
• Maintains sterile field and prepares instruments for use.
• Assists with C-sections and obstetrical procedures as directed.
• Ensures proper cleaning and handling of instruments and equipment.
• Participates in intraoperative activities and supports the surgical team.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

Graduation from accredited Surgical Technology program

Nursing program graduate

Military Training Program in Surgical Technology

Job description

Labor and Delivery is seeking a skilled and compassionate full time Surgical Technologist to join our dedicated maternity team. The schedule is 36 hours per week with day/night rotating schedule, including weekends.

This position plays a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality care for mothers and newborns during labor, delivery and recovery. The L&D Surg Tech is responsible for preparing surgical suites, maintaining sterile field, assisting with C-sections and other obstetrical procedures, and ensuring all instruments and equipment are properly cleaned and handled.

Our Labor & Delivery Unit is a Level III referral center, which provides care to both normal and high-risk laboring and ante partum patients. Approximately 4,200 babies are born each year at UNC Medical Center. Several thousand patients are also seen in the triage area. In addition, our providers and staff perform numerous high-risk procedures such as vaginal and cerclage placements, amniocentesis and versions as well as various fetal procedures, including IUTs, fetal shunt placements and exit procedures. The unit consists of 15 labor and delivery rooms, 5 triage rooms, a 2-bed recovery room, and 3 operating rooms. Anesthesia coverage is provided 24/7.

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Summary:

The Surgical Technologist I worksunder the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate the safeand effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that theoperating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and thatthe operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patientsafety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and applicationof sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy,surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Has baselineknowledge and ability to perform duties of surgical scrub at entity they serve.

Responsibilities:
1.Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
2.Provides proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation.
3.Follows aseptic technique. Proactively identifies contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and implements corrective actions.
4.Performs surgical counts. Follows policies and procedures for incorrect counts and reports discrepancies appropriately.
5.Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
6.Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
7.Actively participates in the planning and set up of instruments, supplies, and surgical drapes in an organized manner to provide optimal accessibility during the procedure.
8.Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities which affect the surgical procedure.
9.Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs.
10.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.
11.Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
12.Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
13.Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
14.Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary
15.Serves as a mentor for Surgical Technician Trainees and will serve as a preceptor as needed.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program; or Graduate of a Military Training Program in Surgical Technology; or Formal education/training may be substituted for individuals with 3+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech

Professional Experience Requirements:

• 0-3 years

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

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