Job Title: Surgical Technologist I
Job Category: Clinical - Allied
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Schedule: Full-Time | 40 hours/week | 8-hour shifts | 5 days/week
Contract Dates: March 30, 2026 - June 27, 2026
Job Summary
The Surgical Technologist I performs technical duties in the operating room, ensuring proper sterile technique, equipment handling, and support for surgical procedures. This role works closely with the surgical team to maintain a safe and efficient environment.
Responsibilities
Job Category: Clinical - Allied
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Schedule: Full-Time | 40 hours/week | 8-hour shifts | 5 days/week
Contract Dates: March 30, 2026 - June 27, 2026
Job Summary
The Surgical Technologist I performs technical duties in the operating room, ensuring proper sterile technique, equipment handling, and support for surgical procedures. This role works closely with the surgical team to maintain a safe and efficient environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain, and sterilize surgical instruments and supplies
- Ensure aseptic technique and address contamination issues
- Perform surgical counts and report discrepancies
- Assist with specimen handling and medication labeling
- Set up instruments, supplies, and drapes for procedures
- Assist surgeons during procedures with knowledge of anatomy and case needs
- Operate and troubleshoot OR equipment
- Restock rooms and report defective instruments or supplies
- Support RNs during intraoperative care
- Respond to surgical emergencies
- Mentor Surgical Technician Trainees as needed
- 0-3 years of experience
- Level I Trauma experience required (minimum 1 year)
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program, Military Surgical Technology Program, or 3+ years of surgicaltech experience
- Successful completion of Surgical Technologist competencies
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
- Strong communication and organizational skills