Surgical Tech - Labor Delivery

Description

* This position qualifies for our UNC Health Rex Surgical Tech Incentive Program, which includes up to $15,000 in commitment incentives. Payment is spread over a two-to-three year period in four to six installments. Payment is made after each six-month period of work is completed.

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Are you ready to play a vital role in bringing new life safely into the world? Join our fast-paced, high-volume Labor & Delivery team as a Surgical Technologist I, supporting life‑saving surgeries and critical care across the unit. Your expertise ensures the highest quality of maternal and newborn care in every procedure.

The UNC REX Labor & Delivery OR provides comprehensive care throughout labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. We specialize in caring for high‑risk antepartum and postpartum patients in a state‑of‑the‑art environment, including:

• 3-bay OB Emergency Department (OBED)
• 20 labor rooms
• 3 Operating Rooms (ORs)
• 3 Post‑Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) bays

Our nurses, surgical technologists, and assistants work closely with physicians to support Cesarean sections and obstetric procedures. The unit is staffed by OB Hospitalists, private practice OB/GYNs, and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), ensuring rapid, expert care at every stage of labor.

• Serve as lead surgical tech for scheduled and emergency Cesarean sections and obstetric surgeries
• First assist surgeons during Cesarean deliveries
• Prepare and manage surgical instruments and equipment with precision
• Maintain strict sterile technique to protect patient safety and prevent infection
• Collaborate with surgical teams to ensure smooth and efficient OR workflow
• Manage quick room turnovers, including stocking, cleaning, and prepping for the next procedure

• Assist with vaginal deliveries and room turnovers, maintaining attention to detail
• Support patient intake during busy periods, including transport, monitoring, and RN coordination
• Assist in the OB PACU with patient transfer, monitoring, and equipment checks
• Help manage patient flow and emergency needs in the OB Emergency Department
• Maintain a clean and safe environment, including linens, waste, and sanitization of equipment

• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to think quickly and act decisively in emergencies
• Commitment to patient- and family‑centered care
• Passion for working in a fast‑paced, high‑acuity obstetric environment

Be part of a dedicated, collaborative team focused on exceptional maternal and newborn care. Your skills as a Surgical Technologist I directly impact the safety, comfort, and outcomes for mothers and infants. At UNC REX, every day brings opportunities to make a real difference.

The Surgical Technologist I 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.

They have baseline knowledge and ability to perform duties of surgical scrub at entities they serve.

• Perform technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring that proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
• Provide proper maintenance, assembly, handling, and sterilization techniques of specialty instrumentation.
• Follow aseptic technique. Proactively identify contamination and/or breaks in aseptic technique and…