Surgical Techologist UNC Medical Center Labor and Delivery Unit

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization aims to improve community well-being by hiring a Surgical Technologist. This full-time role involves supporting labor and delivery teams, ensuring safety and efficiency during surgical procedures. The ideal candidate will possess recognized certifications and demonstrate effective communication and organization skills in a busy maternity environment.

Benefits

Commitment incentive of $10,000

Sign-on bonus of $5,000

Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance

Qualifications

• None required as long as other qualifications are met.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program.
• Formal education/training may substitute for individuals with 3+ years prior experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares surgical suites and assists with obstetrical procedures.
• Maintains the sterile field and ensures instrument hygiene.
• Participates in assisting the surgical team and following aseptic techniques.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organizational skill

Customer service relations

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology/Nursing Program

Job description

Description

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.

Labor and Delivery is seeking a skilled and compassionate full time Surgical Technologist to join our dedicated maternity team. The schedule is 36 hours per week with day/night rotating schedule, including weekends.

This position plays a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality care for mothers and newborns during labor, delivery and recovery. The L&D Surg Tech is responsible for preparing surgical suites, maintaining sterile field, assisting with C-sections and other obstetrical procedures, and ensuring all instruments and equipment are properly cleaned and handled.

Our Labor & Delivery Unit is a Level III referral center, which provides care to both normal and high-risk laboring and ante partum patients. Approximately 4,200 babies are born each year at UNC Medical Center. Several thousand patients are also seen in the triage area. In addition, our providers and staff perform numerous high-risk procedures such as vaginal and cerclage placements, amniocentesis and versions as well as various fetal procedures, including IUTs, fetal shunt placements and exit procedures. The unit consists of 15 labor and delivery rooms, 5 triage rooms, a 2-bed recovery room, and 3 operating rooms. Anesthesia coverage is provided 24/7.

*This position qualifies for our UNC Hospital Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist Incentive program, which includes $10,000 commitment incentive, as well as a $5,000 sign on bonus. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location). Learn more about our UNC Hospital Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist Incentive Program here:

https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-medical-center-labor-delivery-surgical-technologist-incentive-program

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: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Labor & Delivery

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$23.01 - $33.07 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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