Surgical Technologist I - (Part Time) Labor and Delivery

UNC Health•Smithfield, NC

2d•Onsite

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, ensures equipment functions properly, and supports conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists apply sterile and aseptic technique alongside knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and related tools and technologies to support invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. The position requires baseline knowledge and the ability to perform surgical scrub duties at the entity served. This part-time, onsite role is in Labor and Delivery at Johnston Health in Smithfield, North Carolina, with a variable schedule and 24 standard hours per week. The listed hiring range is $23.24–$33.41 per hour. Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

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. 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 the service-specific portion of the UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies.
Strong communication and customer-service relations skills.
Excellent organizational and priority-setting skills.

Responsibilities

Performs technical duties across operating-room specialty service areas according to accepted standards of practice.
Maintains, assembles, handles, and sterilizes specialty instruments appropriately.
Follows aseptic technique, identifies contamination or breaks in technique, and takes corrective action.
Performs surgical counts, follows procedures for incorrect counts, and reports discrepancies.
Labels drugs and solutions and monitors quantities used.
Assists with identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
Participates in planning and organizing instruments, supplies, and surgical drapes for accessibility during procedures.
Assists the surgeon, demonstrating understanding of patient anatomy and abnormalities relevant to the procedure.
Assists with selecting cases and planning instrument needs.
Modifies scrubbing procedures based on relevant information, communicates with the surgical team, responds to surgical emergencies, and follows hospitalwide emergency management plans.
Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under Surgical Services leadership direction.
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 and troubleshoots complex operating-room equipment and other resources.
Mentors Surgical Technician Trainees and serves as a preceptor as needed.