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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.

Are you an experienced Surgical Technologist looking to specialize in Heart and Vascular surgery? The UNC Rex Heart & Vascular Operating Room may be the perfect fit for you. Our CVOR features five dedicated operating rooms for heart and vascular cases, and we performed over 1,400 cardiovascular surgeries last year.

Our CVOR offers an in-depth orientation for new hires, and we are proud of our highly skilled surgeons and perioperative team who deliver excellent, comprehensive, state-of-the-art care to every patient.

The CVOR Surgical Technologist is an integral member of the surgical team, responsible for maintaining a sterile field, anticipating surgeon needs, and assisting with instruments, supplies, and equipment throughout cardiovascular procedures. Surgical technologists collaborate closely with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care in the operative setting.

Become part of UNC Rex, a five-time Magnet–designated hospital for nursing excellence, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Our CVOR schedule is Monday through Friday, 0600–1630, withcall requirements for evenings, nights, and weekends.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year as a Surgical Technologist required

• CVOR experience strongly preferred, including cardiac (CABG, valves, TAVR, ECMO, Impella) and vascular procedures (EVAR, TCAR)

Summary:

The Surgical Technologist III provides support for surgical and interventional cardiac and/or vascular cases, facilitating the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.  Competent to perform surgical scrub duties across multiple services.  Must function as a subject matter expert (SME), PI project, or another unit project when needed. Call is required to ensure emergent patient needs are met. 

Responsibilities:
1. Performs all the duties and responsibilities of Level II plus the following:
2. Provides leadership at unit level to correct safety/clinical quality deficiencies. Leads/implements changes at the unit level.
3. Assists in the development of policies, procedures, and protocols at the department level
4.  Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
5.  Provides proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation. Facilitates efficient room turnovers.
6.  Demonstrates knowledge and proper handling of surgical implants related to surgical specialty focus area.
7.  Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice of aseptic and surgical technique. Proactively identifies contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and implements corrective actions.
8.  Performs surgical counts. Follows policies and procedures for incorrect counts and reports discrepancies appropriately.
9.  Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens. Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used.
10. 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 in picking cases and planning of instrument needs.
11. Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities which affect the surgical procedure. Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
12. 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.
13. Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of leadership. Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment. Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas. Coaches team to anticipate resources.
14. Mentors Surgical Tech peers in collaboration with leadership and educator. Serves as primary preceptor for new hires, on the job trainees, and to scrub role for CVOR. Participates in teaching, guiding, and evaluating the performance of peers during orientation and annual review process. Identifies and communicates educational needs with leadership and educator. Assesses department-wide learning needs and participates in planning activities to meet those needs.
15. Serves as Primary Surgical Technologist resource for surgical specialty.
16. Collaborates with other health care professionals in the development of surgical budgetary requirements. When applicable, recommends cost containment strategies to increase organizational fiscal outcomes.
17. Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.

Other information:
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
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
● On-call (May be a requirement depending on the position).

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex CVOR

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Salary Range: $26.85 - $38.61 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

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.