Surgical Technologist - Surgical Services Job Holly Springs area,North Carolina USA,Healthcare

Position: Surgical Technologist I- Surgical Services

Overview

THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 TWO YEAR COMMITMENT INCENTIVE OR A $15,000 THREE YEAR COMMITMENT INCENTIVE

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

UNC Rex Holly Springs has a robust and efficient surgical program. We perform both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations in our 3 Operating rooms and 1 Procedure Room. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, Breast, ENT, Plastics, Urology, Ophthalmology, and Endoscopy.

The schedule for this position will be Monday through Friday, 7am - 5pm (4 10-hour shifts) with weeknight and weekend call requirements.

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 patients 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 hospital wide 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.

Other Information

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED

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:

NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital

Organization Unit: HS Surgical Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $22.45 - $32.27 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:

NC:

Holly Springs

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt:
No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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