Surgical Technologist Labor and Delivery Unit

Description

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Labor and Delivery is seeking a full-time Surgical Technologist to work 36 hours per week with a day/night rotating schedule, including weekends.

Our Labor & Delivery Unit is a Level III referral center, providing care to both normal and high-risk laboring and antepartum patients. Approximately 3,800 babies are born each year at UNCH, with several thousand patients seen in its triage area. Our providers and staff perform numerous high-risk procedures such as vaginal and cerclage placements, amniocentesis, and various fetal procedures, including IUTs, fetal shunt placements, and exit procedures. The unit consists of 15 labor and delivery rooms, 5 triage rooms, a 2-bed recovery room, and 3 operating rooms, with anesthesia coverage provided 24/7.

*This position qualifies for our UNC Hospital Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist Incentive program, which includes a $10,000 commitment incentive, as well as a $5,000 sign-on bonus. This position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location). Learn more about our UNC Hospital Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist Incentive Program here .

Summary:
The Surgical Technologist I works under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. They have baseline knowledge and ability to perform duties of surgical scrub at the entity they serve.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
2. Provides proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation.
3. Follows aseptic technique, proactively identifying contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and implementing corrective actions.
4. Performs surgical counts, following policies and procedures for incorrect counts and reporting discrepancies appropriately.
5. Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
6. Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
7. 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.
8. Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities affecting the surgical procedure.
9. Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs.
10. Recognizes and modifies scrubbing procedures based on pertinent information, developing modifications to standard approaches to care, and communicates with the surgical team. Responds to surgical emergencies and follows hospital-wide emergency management plans.
11. Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
12. Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
13. Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
14. Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary.
15. Serves as a mentor for Surgical Technician Trainees and will serve as a preceptor as needed.

Other Information

Education Requirements:
? None required as long as other position qualifications are met.
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 skills.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Labor & Delivery

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $20.88 - $30.02 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

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.

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