Surgical Technologist I - Labor and Delivery

experiencedAlliedHealth; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston is seeking a Surgical Technologist I to assist surgeons and RNs during invasive procedures. You will help ensure a safe operating room, proper instrument handling, and adherence to sterile technique across the Labor & Delivery unit.

This full-time, night-shift role in Clayton, NC offers exposure to high-risk obstetric cases, with strong emphasis on patient safety, teamwork, and continuous learning within UNC Health’s system.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and customer service orientation.
• Excellent organizational and priority setting abilities.
• Knowledge of sterile and aseptic technique and operating room safety.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical skill duties in all operating room areas with standard practices.
• Maintains, assembles, handles, and sterilizes specialized instrumentation.
• Follows aseptic technique and addresses contamination or breaks.
• Performs surgical counts and reports discrepancies.
• Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
• Assists in handling and labeling surgical specimens.
• Plans and sets up instruments and supplies for procedures.
• Assists the surgeon, understanding anatomy and variations.
• Assists in case planning and instrument needs.
• Adapts scrubbing procedures based on patient info and communicates with team.
• Responds to surgical emergencies and follows ER plans.
• Maintains inventory for surgical supplies and equipment.
• Reports defective instruments and assists restocking rooms.
• Assists the RN during intraoperative nursing tasks.
• Operates complex equipment and troubleshoots as needed.
• Mentors trainees and serves as a preceptor when required.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description

Description

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

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.

Our Labor & Delivery Unit is a Level II center, which provides care to both normal and high-risk laboring and ante partum patients. Approximately 2000 babies are born each year at UNC Health Johnston. Over a thousand patients are also seen in its triage area. The unit consists of 13 labor and delivery rooms, 4 triage rooms, and 2 operating rooms across our 2 campuses Smithfield and Clayton. Anesthesia coverage is provided 24/7.

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:

• 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: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Labor and Delivery - CL

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Clayton

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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 [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.