Surgical Tech II - North Chapel Hill Surgery Center

Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Hospitals ST Incentive Program, which includes up to $10,000 commitment incentive and our employee referral program. https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/north-chapel-hill-surgery-center-commitment-incentive-program

North Chapel Hill Surgery Center is seeking a Surgical Technologist - Operating Room (OR) with 3years' experience, a team building, positive attitude to join their new Surgery Center. Anticipated opening Fall 2023. North Chapel Hill Surgery Center is a free standing multi-specialty facility that is a joint venture between Rex and UNC Med Center. This facility has 2 operating rooms and 8 preop/PACU bays. It is located at 151 Old University Station Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. The service lines that this position will support are Ortho (sports med, hand, foot/ankle); Plastics; and Ophthalmology (ocular plastics).

The Surgical Technologists' hours will be 40 hours per week position. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend a week long orientation (Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm) prior to the required training on the unit. Orientation is offered every two weeks. Unit training varies on the position and the individual.

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday - 6am to 6pm, with no weekends and no holidays. NO weekends or holidays. (BLS required, ACLS and PALS preferred, but required within 6 months of hire)

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.

Summary:

Possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a surgeon's performance of invasive, therapeutic, and diagnostic procedures. This position has a dual function in the operating room and the ambulatory setting and demonstrates competency in the care of surgical patients in the ambulatory surgical setting.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team maintains sterile environment.
• Demonstrates and practices a good understanding of sterile technique. Has advanced knowledge of instrumentations.
• Prepares Operating Room with appropriate instrumentation, equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrates correct and safe instrumentation passing and performs sponge, needle and instrument counts in a safe and accurate manner according to established policy.
• Maintains technical skills to serve a patient population composed of infancy to geriatric clients.
• Adheres to standards including but not limited to ASC policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and patient safety goals.
• Assumes responsibility for self and ensures that the policies, procedures and safety practices of the Operating Room and ASC are reinforced.
• Achieves target of room readiness on a consistent basis.
• Serves as a role model to new employees and other staff members. Serve as a resource and preceptor to less experienced Surgical Techs.
• Establishes and maintains sterile field and assure team maintains sterile environment independently. Anticipate the needs of the surgical team. Applies advanced knowledge of instrumentation for multispecialty cases.
• Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation. Competent at unit level. Corrects deficiencies at the case level. Communicate effectively with patients, staff members and physicians Hospital are reinforced.
• Assists in Sterile Processing as needed to sterilize and package surgical instrument trays.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* High School Diploma or GED or
* 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 5+ years of experience as a surgical tech
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Basic Life Support
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Minimum of 3 years OR experience required
* Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or Tech in Surgery (TS-C) through The National Center of Competency Testing preferred
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
* Ability to function effectively as a mentor & team player
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of anatomy relating to the surgical procedure and the instrumentation required in order to effectively anticipate the needs of the surgeon.
* Ability to set priorities and respond appropriately to actual and/or potential life-threatening situations.
* On-call (May be a requirement depending on the position).

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Operating Room N CH Surg

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $22.45 - $28.06 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

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.

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