Job Summary
Surgical Technician/Operating Room Tech – Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR), Plano, TX. The Surgical Technician supports surgical procedures by preparing instruments and supplies, maintaining sterile technique, assisting the surgical team, and promoting a safe operating room environment. This travel assignment is scheduled for 13 weeks and requires day-shift availability, including periodic call coverage.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification; successful completion of a nationally accredited surgical technology program or formal military surgical technology training; minimum of 2 years of CVOR experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Completion of a one-year operating room technician program; knowledge of infection prevention, sterilization standards, human anatomy, surgical procedures, sterile technique, and aseptic technique.
- Schedule: Day shifts consisting of two 12-hour shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and two 8-hour shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; minimum of 40 hours per week; 5–6 call shifts per month.
- Assignment: 13-week travel assignment from 11/16/2026 through 02/14/2027.
- Additional Information: Responsibilities include preparing operating rooms and instrument tables, verifying equipment and supplies, performing surgical counts, passing sterile instruments, assisting with patient positioning and draping, handling specimens according to protocol, applying surgical dressings, processing surgical instrumentation, maintaining infection prevention practices, and cleaning and restocking the operating room after procedures. The role requires effective communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and occasional exposure to chemical or radiation hazards.
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
