Job Summary
Surgical Technician/Operating Room Technician, ORT Specialty. The Surgical Technician supports safe surgical care by serving as the scrub person and ensuring that equipment, instruments, supplies, and the operating room environment are prepared for each procedure. The position primarily supports labor and delivery services and coordinates closely with surgical, sterile processing, and materials management staff.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 10-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technologist program or equivalent military surgical technologist program.
- American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Certified Surgical Technologist certification.
- Additional Information:
- Serve as the scrub person under the supervision of the surgeon and registered nurse.
- Apply surgical techniques, human anatomy knowledge, procedures, instruments, and technology to support safe patient care during invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
- Complete case carts according to preference cards and procure required instruments and supplies.
- Coordinate instrumentation with operating room and sterile processing staff for scheduled and unscheduled cases.
- Review daily schedules with the charge nurse and sterile processing coordinator to identify potential turnover delays and scheduling issues.
- Coordinate communications, delegated duties, breaks, and lunches among appropriate team members.
- Support Surgical Services and sterile processing with the procurement of supplies and instrumentation.
- Coordinate with materials management regarding supply utilization and deployment.
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
