Surgical Tech - Operating Room

UNC Health Careers; Hillsborough (NC); Presencial; USD 32 000 - 45 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

UNC Health in Hillsborough, NC is seeking a Surgical Technologist I to support complex operative cases. The role involves working under surgeons and RNs to ensure safe, sterile, and efficient procedures and a strong focus on patient safety and operative planning.

The position requires knowledge of sterile technique and anatomy, BLS certification, and 0-3 years of experience. You will work in a busy OR with a 40-hour schedule and call/holiday requirements, onsite at UNC Medical Center

Qualificações

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program or equivalent.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification required.
• 0-3 years of surgical tech experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Assist surgeon and nurse to facilitate safe invasive procedures.
• Maintain sterile and aseptic environment in the operating room.
• Perform instrument handling, counts, labeling, and preparation.
• Assist in planning instrument needs and set up for procedures.
• Monitor equipment and report discrepancies to team.
• Mentor Surgical Technician Trainees and serve as preceptor as needed.

Conhecimentos

Strong communication

Excellent organizational skills

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Accredited Surgical Technology program

Ferramentas

Surgical instruments

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

Schedule: 4 x 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 Hospitals Hillsborough Campus is a community hospital with 8 operating rooms which focuses on many of our elective surgical programs, such as joint replacement, spine, ophthalmology, urology, benign gynecology, and general surgery. The Hillsborough Campus has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

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

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:

• 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.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification

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 Hillsborough

Organization Unit: Operating Room HBO H

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:Hillsborough

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.