Surgical Technologist II (Per Diem) - Children's OR

Surgical Technologist II (Per Diem) - Children's OR

Per Diem Surgical Tech Needed

UNC Medical Center Children's OR is a unit with six operating suites, averaging 20-25 cases per day. Our Children's OR staff are able to work in multiple service areas, including Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Oral Maxillofacial, Burns, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Plastics, Urology, and Dental Surgery. The OR uses new, innovative state of the art equipment that reinforces continuous learning opportunities. The Children's OR staff are collegial and supportive of each other. Surgeons, OR staff, Anesthesia team and all ancillary services work together daily to provide high quality care for the most acute pediatric patients in North Carolina

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Summary: Surgical Technologists (ST) are allied health professionals who assist in the preparation and care of surgical patients ranging from infancy to geriatrics under the general direction of a professional nurse. The ST 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. The ST who has a dual function in the operating room and the ambulatory setting demonstrates competency in the care of surgical patients preoperatively and postoperatively in the ambulatory surgical clinic setting.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all the duties and responsibilities of Surgical Technologist 1-B
• Provide leadership at unit level to correct safety/clinical quality deficiencies. Lead / implement changes at the unit level.
• Assist with the teaching of newly hired technologists and student Operating Room technologists.
• Serve as a role model to new employees and other staff members. Coaches team to anticipate resources.
• Communicate effectively with patients, staff members and physicians.
• Assume responsibility for self and ensures that the policies, procedures and safety practices of the Operating Room and Hospital are reinforced.
• Use critical thinking to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice of aseptic and surgical technique.
• In collaboration with the Team Coordinator, performs checks, maintenance and control of surgical supplies, trays and equipment relating to their surgical service.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge related to OR emergency situations.
• Is familiar with and helps troubleshoot service specific specialty equipment
• Obtains Yellow Belt Status and helps to develop process to improve cost containment / decrease waste in room.
• Passes instruments, supplies and sutures to operative team members for any surgical specialty when needed.
• Checks daily schedule in advance for any special needs such as prior day set-up, or special supplies.
• Acts as a liaison with CPD regarding any issues with instrumentation.
• Continued creation, updating, and instrument reduction of service specific trays via Censitrac system.
• Works to help standardize service specific trays.