Surgical Technologist I - Integrated Resources, Inc
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
About the Job
Job Title: Surgical Technologist I
Job Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Job Duration: 3 Months+ (Possibilities of extension)
Shift: All 3 Shifts available
Job Summary:
Skills & Experience:
Certifications & Licensure:
Education:
Job Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Job Duration: 3 Months+ (Possibilities of extension)
Shift: All 3 Shifts available
Job Summary:
- 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 patient’s 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 hospitalwide 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 substerile 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.
Skills & Experience:
- 03 years’ experience.
- Successful completion of service specific portion of the Health Surgical Technologist competencies.
- Strong communication skills/customer service relations.
- Excellent organizational/prioritysetting skills.
Certifications & Licensure:
- Surgical Technology
- BLS
Education:
- 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 3+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech.
Source : Integrated Resources, Inc
