Job Summary
Surgical Assistant, Operating Room, Milwaukee, WI — supports general and neurological surgical procedures during day shifts in a high-acuity operating room environment. The role provides surgical assistance for neurological, ear, nose, throat, orthopedic, general, vascular, gynecological, genitourinary, oncological, breast, plastic, and laparoscopic procedures.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift with 8-hour shifts and a minimum of 40 hours per week; start times may vary between 5:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Surgical Assistant certification through an approved certifying body.
- Demonstrated competency in general and neurological operating room procedures.
- Experience with neurological procedures such as laminectomies, anterior lumbar interbody fusions, spinal fusions, discectomies, cranial tumors, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, subdural procedures, and external ventricular drains.
- Experience with ear, nose, and throat procedures, including neck dissections with flaps, sinus surgery, tonsil procedures, and tympanoplasty.
- Experience with orthopedic procedures, including fractures, anterior and posterior hip procedures, total knee replacements, orthopedic spine procedures, hand procedures, bone and soft-tissue sarcomas, foot and ankle procedures, total shoulder replacements, and arthroscopy.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignment ratio is 1:1.
- Cross-training to general main operating room specialties and urology may be required.
- No floating to other hospitals or sites is required.
- Orientation is approximately 1 to 1.5 weeks and may vary according to team and shift needs.
- On-call responsibilities include a 30-minute response time, end-of-shift call, weekday call, and periodic weekend call based on specialty and staffing needs.
- Surgical scrubs are provided.
- Free parking and shuttle transportation are available.
- Cafeteria and coffee services are available on campus.
- No call rooms are available.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
