Description

American Traveler seeks a Surgical Technologist with CST or TS-C certification and 3+ years of acute OR experience for an operating room position with heavy ortho and CVOR case coverage.

Details

• Acute care Level 3 trauma hospital OR unit with 7 operating rooms, 1 cysto room, and 2 c-section rooms
• Average of 15-24 cases per day
• Common cases include heavy ortho total joints, GYN C-sections, urology, spine, ENT, GI, and general surgery, with no robotics
• CVOR cases include vascular fem pops, cut downs, hybrid cases with cath lab, stents, fistulas, and CABG
• Pediatric cases limited to tubes and tonsils, with rare appendectomies
• Day shift scheduling, either 0630-1500 or 0900-1730, Monday through Friday
• EPIC EMR used
• CST call required 6-7 shifts per month including one weekend; CVOR call required 15-16 shifts per month including every other weekend
• Weekend call runs Friday 3pm through end of day Sunday
• Call response time is 20 minutes for CST and 30 minutes for CVOR
• No floating required

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an acute care OR setting required
• BLS certification required
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or TS-C via NCCT required
• License required if applicable
• Must be able to perform C-sections
• High preference for first scrub ortho total joint experience (not required for CVOR)
• Previous travel experience preferred

Additional Information

• Charge nurse present during day shifts with on-call house supervisors covering all shifts who call in the call team as needed
• Facility provides scrubs
• Orientation includes a half day with HR followed by 3-4 days on the unit with a preceptor
• Candidates must live within 45 miles of the facility
• Cancellation policy allows up to 3 shifts per 13-week assignment
• Holiday call may be required and will be specified at the time of contract