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 support the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures. The role helps maintain a safe operating room, ensure equipment functions properly, and facilitate procedures under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists apply sterile and aseptic technique and knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, instruments, and technologies to support invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. The technologist has baseline knowledge and ability to perform surgical scrub duties at the entity served. The position is part time, onsite in the Labor and Delivery unit at Johnston Health in Smithfield, North Carolina, with a night work schedule and 24 standard hours per week. The unit is a Level II center that cares for normal and high-risk laboring and antepartum patients and includes operating rooms across Smithfield and Clayton campuses.

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

Responsibilities

Performs technical duties in operating room specialty service areas according to accepted standards of practice.
Maintains, assembles, handles, and sterilizes specialty instruments properly.
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 setting up instruments, supplies, and surgical drapes for accessibility during procedures.
Assists the surgeon with understanding of patient anatomy and abnormalities affecting the procedure.
Assists in selecting cases and planning instrument needs.
Modifies scrubbing procedures based on relevant information, communicates with the surgical team, responds to surgical emergencies, and follows hospital 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 and 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.