Surgical Tech - Main Operating Room
About The Position
The Surgical Technologist I works under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate safe and effective invasive surgical procedures. The role helps maintain a safe operating-room environment, ensure equipment functions properly, and support procedures under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists apply sterile and aseptic technique, anatomy and surgical-procedure knowledge, and appropriate tools and technologies to support physicians during invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. The position requires baseline knowledge and ability to perform surgical scrub duties at the assigned entity. The role is based in UNC Chapel Hill Main Campus’s level one trauma academic facility, a fast-paced environment with 26 operating rooms and multiple service lines. Procedures include cochlear implants, organ transplants, bariatric procedures, open-heart surgeries, ECMO, endovascular and reconstructive flap surgeries, image-guided neurosurgeries, da Vinci robotic surgeries, and HIPEC. The connected North Carolina Surgical Hospital includes hybrid operating rooms, pre- and post-operative rooms, ICU beds, and surgical observation beds.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program, or a Military Training Program in Surgical Technology; formal education or training may be substituted for individuals with 3 or more years of prior experience as a surgical tech.
- 0–3 years of professional experience.
- Successful completion of the service-specific portion of UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies.
- Strong communication and customer-service skills.
- Excellent organizational and priority-setting skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform technical duties across operating-room specialty service areas using accepted technical practices.
- Maintain, assemble, handle, and sterilize specialty instruments properly.
- Follow aseptic technique, identify contamination or breaks in technique, and take corrective action.
- Perform surgical counts, follow procedures for incorrect counts, and report discrepancies.
- Label drugs and solutions and monitor quantities used.
- Assist with identifying, preparing, handling, and labeling surgical specimens.
- Help plan and organize instruments, supplies, and surgical drapes for accessibility during procedures.
- Assist the surgeon with understanding of patient anatomy and abnormalities that affect the procedure.
- Assist with case selection and planning instrument needs.
- Modify scrubbing procedures based on relevant information, communicate with the surgical team, respond to surgical emergencies, and follow hospital emergency plans.
- Inventory, receive, and store supplies under Surgical Services leadership direction.
- Identify and report defective instruments, supplies, and equipment; assist with restocking operating and procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
- Assist the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
- Operate and troubleshoot complex operating-room equipment and resources.
- Mentor Surgical Technician Trainees and serve as a preceptor as needed.
Benefits
- UNC Health benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
