Surgical Technologist II

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Performs all the duties and responsibilities of Level I plus the following:
  • 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.
  • Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team maintains sterile environment independently.
  • Limits drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
  • Aids 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.
  • Aids in the scrubbing process and demonstrates an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities which affect the surgical procedure.
  • Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation.
  • Aids in picking cases and planning of instrument needs. Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
  • 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 hospitalwide emergency management plans.
  • Inventsories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
  • Serves as role model for new hires, on the job trainees, and other identified teammates.
  • Serves as a mentor for Surgical Tech peers and participates in teaching, guiding, and evaluating the performance of peers during orientation and annual review process.
  • Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment.
  • Aids in restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
  • Aids the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
  • Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.
  • Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary.

Requirements

• Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED, 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 5+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification, 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.
• Professional Experience Requirements: 3+ years.

Qualifications

• 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.
• On-call (May be a requirement depending on the position).