Surgical Technician II- Cardiovascular Operating Room

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 51,414 - 73,956; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Raleigh, NC seeks a Surgical Technologist II for the CVOR in Heart & Vascular surgery. The role supports cardiovascular procedures, maintains sterile field, and collaborates with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers. Monday–Friday 0600–1630 with call requirements.

Minimum 1 year in surgical technology; CVOR and cardiac/vascular experience strongly preferred. Competitive benefits and a PATH to Magnet-designated care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year as a Surgical Technologist.
• CVOR experience strongly preferred, including cardiac and vascular procedures.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sterile field and assist with instruments, supplies, and equipment throughout cardiovascular procedures.
• Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers to ensure safe, efficient patient care.
• Perform surgical counts and instrument setup; prepare and label specimens and supplies.

Skills

Surgical Technologist

CVOR experience

Cardiac & vascular procedures

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program

Military Training Program in Surgical Technology

Nursing Program graduate

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Health Incentive Program, ask your recruiter for more details.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.

Are you an experienced Surgical Technologist looking to specialize in Heart and Vascular surgery? The UNC Rex Heart & Vascular Operating Room may be the perfect fit for you. Our CVOR features five dedicated operating rooms for heart and vascular cases, and we performed over 1,400 cardiovascular surgeries last year.

Our CVOR offers an in‑depth orientation for new hires, and we are proud of our highly skilled surgeons and perioperative team who deliver excellent, comprehensive, state‑of‑the‑art care to every patient.

The CVOR Surgical Technologist is an integral member of the surgical team, responsible for maintaining a sterile field, anticipating surgeon needs, and assisting with instruments, supplies, and equipment throughout cardiovascular procedures. Surgical technologists collaborate closely with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality patient care in the operative setting.

Become part of UNC Rex, a five‑time Magnet‑designated hospital for nursing excellence, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.

Our CVOR schedule is Monday through Friday, 0600‑1630, with call requirements for evenings, nights, and weekends.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year as a Surgical Technologist required
• CVOR experience strongly preferred, including cardiac (CABG, valves, TAVR, ECMO, Impella) and vascular procedures (EVAR, TCAR)

Summary

The Surgical Technologist II - CVOR to provide support for surgical and interventional cardiac and/or vascular cases, facilitating 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 serviceline. Call is required to ensure emergent patient needs are met.

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. Assists team members to place and position patient on table.
10. Reviews Physician preference lists, checks supplies, and instruments required for each surgical procedure. Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation. Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs. Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
11. 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 hospital wide emergency management plans.
12. Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
13. 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.
14. Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub‑sterile areas.
15. Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
16. Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.
17. Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary.
18. Performs daily cleaning, stocking, verification of all emergency carts are stocked and trays are updated.

Other Information

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent. 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: One (1) year experience as a Surgical Technician. CVOR experience in the following areas strongly preferred: Cardiac- Knowledge of Coronary Artery Bypass, Aortic and Mitral Valve, minimally invasive heart valve surgery, ECMO, Balloon Pump insertion, circulatory arrest, aortic dissection, lead placement and removal, TAVR, Impella placement, familiar with various types of wire and catheters used for interventional cases. Vascular- Knowledge of various vascular standard OR cases, and Hybrid vascular cases including EVAR and TCAR.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintain ace instructions, and policy and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members and other staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions, and to define problems, collect data.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex CVOR
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $24.73 - $35.56 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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.