eTeam Inc is seeking a travel Surgical Technologist for a travel job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Surgical Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 06/30/2025
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title: Surgical Technologist I (Local & Travel)
Location: Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Duration: 03-06 Months
Schedule Notes: 36 Hrs/Week - 12 hrs/Day
Description
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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.
Skills
Required Skills & Experience:
-0-3 years' experience.
-Successful completion of service specific portion of the client's Surgical Technologist competencies.
-Strong communication skills/customer service relations.
-Excellent organizational/priority-setting skills.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
-N/A
Education
Required Education:
-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 3+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech.
Preferred Education:
-N/A
Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-N/A
-0-3 years' experience. -Successful completion of service specific portion of the client's Surgical Technologist competencies. -Strong communication skills/customer service relations.
About eTeam Inc
eTeam was formed in 1999 with the goal of becoming the company of choice for clients, talent and staffing professionals. Today, we're one of the fastest-growing global companies and ranked as one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts. We aspire everyday to do quality work for our clients and help our talent work at some of the most amazing companies.
Benefits: Health and dental insurance
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits