Surgical Technologist I - Operating Room

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston Health is accepting applications for a Surgical Technologist I. The role supports the operating room team, maintains sterile technique, handles instruments, and assists surgeons and nurses during invasive procedures in a fast-paced setting.

The position requires 0-3 years of experience and Basic Life Support certification. Work is performed onsite in Smithfield, NC with a 40-hour work week and variable schedule.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of service specific portion of the UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies.
• Strong communication skills/customer service relations.
• Excellent organizational/priority setting skill.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring proper practices.
• Maintains, assembles, handles, and sterilizes instruments.
• Follows aseptic technique and reports discrepancies.
• Performs surgical counts and documents any discrepancies.
• Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
• Assists in preparation and labeling of specimens.
• Plans and sets up instruments, supplies, and drapes for procedures.
• Assists the surgeon, understanding anatomy and procedure implications.
• Assists in case selection and instrument planning.
• Adapts scrubbing procedures as needed and communicates with the team.
• Participates in inventory and restocking of supplies.
• Identifies defective instruments and coordinates restocking.
• Assists RN during intraoperative nursing activities.
• Operates complex equipment and troubleshoots as needed.
• Mentors trainees and serves as a preceptor when required.

Skills

Intraoperative care

Sterile technique

Anatomy knowledge

Team communication

Patient safety

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.

UNC Johnston has an innovative and efficient surgical program. We perform both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular, Ophthalmology, and Endoscopy.

Summary

The Surgical Technologist I worksunder the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate the safeand effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and thatthe operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patientsafety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and applicationof sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy,surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate aphysician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Has baselineknowledge 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

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: 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: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

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.

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