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UNC Health · 1 week ago

Surgical Tech - Ambulatory Surgery Center

Chapel Hill, NC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$23.01/hr - $33.07/hr

0+ years exp

UNC Health is an inclusive organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities they serve. The Surgical Technologist I will work under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to ensure safe and effective surgical procedures, maintaining a sterile environment and assisting with surgical instruments and supplies.

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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

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

Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs

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

Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership

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

Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary

Serves as a mentor for Surgical Technician Trainees and will serve as a preceptor as needed

Qualification

Surgical TechnologyBasic Life Support (BLS)Aseptic TechniqueCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

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

0-3 years of professional experience

Successful completion of service specific portion of the UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies

Strong communication skills/customer service relations

Excellent organizational/priority setting skill