Surgical Tech II Float Pool Per Diem- UNC Medical Center

Surgical Tech II Float Pool Per Diem - UNC Medical Center

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UNC Medical Center is seeking experienced Surgical Technologist II to join our Float Pool
! We are looking for skilled surgical techs who thrive in a dynamic environment, value flexibility, and enjoy gaining exposure to a wide range of surgical specialties. As a Surgical Tech II, you will support multiple service lines while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and surgical safety.

• Flexible scheduling: pick 1–2 shifts per week
• Shift options: days, evenings, and nights with 8,10, or 12‑hour shifts
• Opportunities to work at: UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill;
  Ambulatory Surgery Center; UNC Hillsborough Hospital

• At least 3 years of strong OR experience
• Surgical Tech certification (CST or TS‑C)
• Comfort working in a variety of surgical specialties
• Adaptability and enthusiasm for floating between locations

If you are an adaptable, experienced Surgical Technologist looking for flexibility and professional growth in a trauma‑centered environment, we encourage you to apply.

The Surgical Technologist II – Float works under the supervision of a surgeon and registered nurse to facilitate 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.

Performs surgical scrub duties across multiple hospitals and service lines within UNC Health consistent with shift commitment and service line competency.

• Performs all duties and responsibilities of Level I plus the following
• 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
• Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team maintains sterile environment independently. Labels drugs and solutions; monitors quantities used
• Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens
• Actively participates in 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
• Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation. Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs. Corrects deficiencies at the case level
• 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
• Serves as a role model for new hires, on‑job trainees, and other identified teammates. Serves as a mentor for Surgical Tech peers and participates in teaching, guiding, and evaluating the performance of peers during orientation and annual review process
• 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
• Partici…