Surgical Technologist II - Operating Room (On-Call Schedule)

UNC Health; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 32,015 - 46,025; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Clayton, NC seeks a Surgical Technologist II to support the surgical team in the operating room. The role performs sterile technique, prepares instruments, and ensures patient safety across multiple services. The position is full-time, onsite with a 36-hour work week and variable schedule, including on-call as needed.

Strong teamwork and communication are essential. Requirements include high school diploma or GED, CST or equivalent certification, 3+ years' experience, and BLS

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and customer service relations.
• Excellent organizational and priority-setting abilities are essential.
• Ability to mentor teammates and work effectively as part of a surgical team.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical skill duties in operating room service areas to standards.
• Maintains sterile technique and proper handling of instruments.
• Monitors aseptic technique and addresses contamination.
• Performs surgical counts and reports discrepancies.
• Keeps sterile field and labels drugs and solutions.
• Assists in preparation and instrument planning for procedures.
• Supports surgeon and nurses during intraoperative phase.
• Participates in data collection for research as directed.
• Operates equipment and troubleshoots as needed.

Skills

Communication

Mentor

Organizational

On-call

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Graduate of accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program

Job description

Commitment to Schedule

• Week 1 – Sunday 24-hour call (Sunday 0700 to Monday 0700) and Monday to Thursday cover call (1900-0700) and work two 12-hour day shift during this week as scheduled by the department.
• Week 2 – Monday to Thursday cover call (Monday to Thursday 1900-0700) and Saturday 24-hour call (Saturday 0700 to Sunday 0700), working one 12-hour day shift during this week as scheduled by the department.
• The coworker has the option to pick up additional shifts based on departmental need.
• The coworker will be expected to work their scheduled 12-hour day shift unless the coworker reaches 16 hours worked in a 24-hour period. If the scheduled shift reaches 16 hours worked, the coworker will be flexed.

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 technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
• Provides proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation.
• Follows aseptic technique. Proactively identifies contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and implements corrective actions.
• Performs surgical counts. Follows policies and procedures for incorrect counts and reports discrepancies appropriately.
• Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team maintains sterile environment independently. Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
• Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
• 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.
• Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities which affect the surgical procedure.
• Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation. Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs. Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
• 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.
• Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
• 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.
• Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
• Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
• Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.
• Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary.

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: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Operating Room - 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: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Clayton

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.

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