Surgical Technologist II -

Ambulatory Surgery Center Job ID:

244613

Location:

Cary, NC Facility/Division:

UNC REX Healthcare Status:

Full Time Shift:

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Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. The Rex Surgery Center of Cary is a multispecialty free standing Ambulatory Surgery Center. Hours 6:45-5:15pm Monday-Friday, no holidays, no weekends or call.

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 Other information:

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.

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).

Job Details Legal Employer:

NCHEALTH

Entity:

UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit:

Rex Cary OR Services Work Type:

Full Time Standard Hours Per Week:

40.00

Salary Range:

$24.98 - $35.91 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:

Cary 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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 applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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