Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with broad multi-service line OR experience for a hospital-based surgical services position requiring on-call availability.

Details

• Hospital OR setting spanning 12 surgical service lines
• Surgical specialties include bariatric, vascular, ENT, general, gynecological, neurosurgery, orthopedic, plastic/reconstructive, colorectal, thoracic, and urology
• Robotic surgery cases performed using the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
• Day and evening shifts available: days 11:00–21:30 and evenings 13:00–23:30 (4x10-hour shifts)
• On-call is required for this position
• Approximately 6 weekend or holiday shifts per 8-week block
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• Epic EMR experience is preferred

Requirements

• CST certification required; license required if applicable
• Minimum of 1 year of OR surgical tech experience; 3+ years preferred
• Proficiency across a broad range of surgical procedures including laparoscopic-assisted cases, open and minimally invasive vascular, orthopedic, neuro, gynecological, and thoracic surgeries
• Experience with robotic-assisted surgery, including the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
• Strong knowledge of aseptic technique, decontamination, sterilization processes, sharps safety, and Universal Protocol (time out) procedures
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• 2 professional supervisor references from within the past 2 years required for consideration
• Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained required for consideration

Additional Information

• Scrub into a wide variety of cases across 12 service lines including bariatric, vascular, ENT, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastics, colorectal, thoracic, and urology
• Assist with robotic-assisted colorectal surgery using the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
• Perform instrument, sponge, and sharps counts and participate in Universal Protocol time-out procedures
• Maintain sterile fields and apply aseptic technique throughout all surgical cases
• Handle decontamination and sterilization of instruments in accordance with facility protocols
• Any time-off or scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of initial profile consideration
• Note: CST certification requirement may be waived for candidates who previously worked as a surgical tech in New York prior to 2015