Job Summary
Surgical Technician, Operating Room supports perioperative procedures in an acute-care setting. The position performs surgical technology duties across a broad range of specialties, including orthopedics, gynecology, urology, spine, ear, nose, and throat procedures, gastrointestinal, general, and cardiovascular cases. The role requires strong operating room experience, certification, and the ability to participate in assigned call coverage.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Certified Surgical Technologist certification through NBSTSA or Certified Surgical Technologist (TS-C) certification through NCCT; minimum of 3 years of operating room experience in an acute-care setting; ability to support cesarean-section procedures.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel assignment experience; strong orthopedic experience, including first-scrub experience with total joint procedures.
- Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, and a minimum of 40 hours per week; typical schedules include 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with call coverage as assigned.
- Additional Information: The operating room department includes seven operating rooms, one cystoscopy room, and two cesarean-section rooms. Common procedures include total joint replacements, cesarean sections, urology, spine, ear, nose, and throat, gastrointestinal, general, vascular, hybrid, stent, and fistula cases. Cardiovascular cases may include femoral-popliteal procedures and coronary artery bypass grafting; neurological procedures are not performed. Call coverage may include approximately 6–7 shifts per month for general operating room assignments and 15–16 shifts per month for cardiovascular operating room assignments, with required weekend coverage. Call response time is 20 minutes for general operating room assignments and 30 minutes for cardiovascular operating room assignments. Orientation generally includes one half-day of organizational orientation followed by approximately three to four days of unit-based orientation.
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
