Surgical Tech Senior - Ambulatory Surgery Center

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, seeks a Surgical Technologist II to support the operating room team. You will work under surgeon and RN supervision to ensure sterile, safe procedures and assist across multiple service lines in a free-standing ASC.

The role emphasizes sterile technique, instrument preparation, counts, specimen handling, and mentoring peers. Schedule is Monday–Friday, 7am–5:30pm, with no call, holidays, or weekends.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; graduate of accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program; or Military Training in Surgical Technology; substitution may apply for 5+ years experience.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Tech in Surgery (TS-C) certification per NBCST/NCCT requirements.
• 3+ years of experience as a surgical tech.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical duties in operating room areas with adherence to standards.
• Maintain, assemble, and sterilize specialty instrumentation.
• Follow aseptic technique and address contamination or breaks.
• Perform surgical counts and report discrepancies.
• Maintain sterile field; label drugs and solutions; monitor usage.
• Prepare and label surgical specimens.
• Plan instrument setup and drapes for procedure accessibility.
• Assist surgeon with anatomy considerations during procedures.
• Prepare cases and plan instrument needs; address deficiencies.
• Modify scrubbing procedures as needed; respond to emergencies.
• Inventory, receive, and store supplies under Surgical Services leadership.
• Mentor new hires and trainees; participate in evaluations.
• Identify and report defective instruments; restock rooms.
• Assist RN during intraoperative nursing tasks.
• Participate in data collection for research.
• Operate complex equipment and troubleshoot as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational/prioritization

Mentor & team player

On-call (possible)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Surgical Technology program graduate

Military Training in Surgical Technology

5+ years substitution experience

Job description

Description

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.

As a free-standing surgical facility, the ASC provides surgical care to both pediatric and adult patients. The ASC supports the following services: Orthopedics (Sports), ENT/OHN, plastics, general laparoscopic, general oncology, peds urology, urology and dental. The ability to scrub is preferred, but not a requirement. It is preferred that candidates have either sports Ortho or ENT as one of their proficient areas.

The schedule for this position will be Monday through Friday, 7am - 5:30pm (4 10-hour shifts/week). No call, no holidays, and no weekends.

Summary:

The Surgical Technologist II 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. Performs surgical scrub duties across multiple services. Serves as a resource in at least one service line.

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.Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team maintains sterile environment independently. 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.Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation. Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs. Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
• 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.Serves as role model for new hires, on the job trainees, and other identified teammates. Serves as a mentor for Surgical Tech peers and participates in teaching, guiding, and evaluating the performance of peers during orientation and annual review process.
• 13.Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
• 14.Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
• 15. Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.
• 16. Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED 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 5+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or Tech in Surgery (TS-C) through The National Center of Competency Testing

Professional Experience Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to function effectively as a mentor & team player
• On-call (May be a requirement depending on the position)

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Operating Room ASC

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$24.98 - $35.91 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.

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