Surgical Tech - Main Operating Room

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UNC Health is seeking a Surgical Technologist I to join the Operating Room team in Chapel Hill. You will work under a surgeon and RN supervision to ensure safe, sterile environments and effective instrument handling for invasive procedures.

The role emphasizes aseptic technique, instrument prep, case planning, and collaboration with the OR team to maximize patient safety and efficiency in a fast-paced academic facility.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program; or equivalent military training in Surgical Technology.
• 3+ years of prior surgical tech experience acceptable.
• BLS certification required.

Responsabilités

• Assist in operating room with sterile technique and instrument handling.
• Maintain and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment.
• Assist surgeon and OR team during procedures and emergencies.
• Perform surgical counts and label drugs/solutions as needed.
• Prepare instruments, drapes, and supplies for procedures.
• Support pre/post-op patient care under supervision.

Connaissances

Strong communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Priority setting

Formation

Surgical Technology/Nursing Program graduate

Military Surgical Technology training

Description du poste

Description

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7am - 5:30pm (four 10-hour shifts per week) with call and holiday requirements.

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Chapel Hill Main Campus is a level one trauma academic facility and includes 26 operating rooms. It is a very fast-paced environment offering multiple service lines. We are proud to be on the cutting edge of technology for many surgical procedures. Our specialty procedures include cochlear implants, organ transplants, bariatric procedures, open-heart surgeries, ECMO, endovascular surgeries, flap reconstructive surgeries, stereotactic and image guided neuro surgeries, da Vinci robotic surgeries, and Hyperthermia Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). In PreOp/PACU we prepare adult patients for surgery and/or recover post-procedure for multiple procedural areas to include Cystoscopy, VIR, Radiation Oncology, EP/Cath lab and MRI (these patients may receive general anesthesia).

UNC Health's North Carolina Surgical Hospital boasts state-of-the-art operating rooms and patient-centric healing environments. This space connects to our existing five-building UNC Medical Center campus and features the following:

• Seven stories with 375,000 square feet
• 26 ORS, including hybrid rooms accommodating imaging technology
• 59 pre- and post-operative rooms
• 80 ICU beds and 15 surgical observation beds

Summary:

The Surgical Technologist I works under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of 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 baseline knowledge and ability to perform duties of surgical scrub at entity they serve.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Operating Room

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$23.24 - $33.41 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.