Surgical Technologist II - Operating Room

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 34,440 - 49,593; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC, seeks a Surgical Technologist II to support sterile techniques and OR procedures. The role involves operating room scrub roles across multiple service lines, with no nights or weekends and a 40-hour work week.

This full-time position requires 3+ years of experience, CST/TS-C or equivalent certification, and BLS. The department emphasizes patient safety, teamwork, and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic surgical setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; accredited Surgical Tech or Nursing program preferred.
• Licensure/certification: BLS for Healthcare Provider; CST or TS-C required.
• Professional experience: minimum 3 years in surgical technology.

Responsibilities

• Perform OR duties across service areas with proper practices.
• Maintain, assemble, sterilize instrumentation and equipment.
• Follow aseptic technique; identify contamination and take corrective actions.
• Perform surgical counts and report discrepancies.
• Maintain sterile field; label drugs and monitor quantities.
• Prepare and label surgical specimens.
• Plan and set up instruments, supplies, and drapes for procedures.
• Assist surgeon, understanding anatomy and abnormalities relevant to the case.
• Prepare cases; plan instrument needs; address deficiencies.
• Adapt scrubbing procedures as needed; respond to emergencies.
• Inventory, receive and store supplies under leadership.
• Mentor/train new hires and supervise peers during orientation.
• Identify/report defective instruments; restock operating rooms.
• Assist RN during intraoperative phase of nursing practice.
• Participate in data collection for research projects.
• Operate complex OR equipment; troubleshoot as necessary.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Mentoring

On-call

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Surgical Technology program

Nursing program

Military Surgical Training

Job description

Description

Number of OR's: 5

Service Lines: Burn, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Adult dental, pulmonary, and GI.

Hours of operation: OR 7:30 am - 5:00 pm block schedule

This is a full time, 40 hours/week position (7-530x4 days per week, 1-2 late shifts per week). No nights, no weekends, No UNC recognized holidays.

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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

Performs all the duties and responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

• 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

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 4th Floor

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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