Travel Surgical Technologist
Chapel Hill, NC
eTeam Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Title: Surgical Technologist
Location: Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Duration: 03-06 Months
Schedule Notes: 7:00pm - 7:00am

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 hospital-wide 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 sub-sterile 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.


Required Skills & Experience:
-0-3 years’ experience.
-Successful completion of service specific portion of the UNC Health Surgical Technologist competencies.
-Strong communication skills/customer service relations.
-Excellent organizational/priority-setting skills.