Job Summary
Surgical Technician — Operating Room Technician. The surgical technician supports a high-volume operating room environment across multiple service lines and performs a broad range of general, vascular, orthopedic, neurological, gynecological, urological, and thoracic procedures. The position is scheduled for evening shifts and requires participation in call coverage, including weekends and holidays.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification required unless the candidate worked as a surgical technician in New York before 2015; National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) certification; New York license in hand at submission; travel experience required; at least 3 years of experience required.
- Preferred Qualifications: Additional experience beyond the required minimum; trauma experience; charting experience with Epic; prior charge or leadership experience.
- Schedule: Evening shifts, 10 hours per shift, 40 hours per week. Call coverage includes six shifts during each 8-week time block, including weekends and holidays.
- Additional Information: Supports approximately 40–60 cases per day across 13 operating rooms and 12 service lines. Responsibilities include aseptic technique, decontamination and sterilization processes, surgical specimen handling and labeling, sharps safety, universal protocol time-out procedures, and support for general, vascular, bariatric, otolaryngology, gynecological, neurological, orthopedic, plastic, thoracic, and urological procedures. Scrubs are provided. The assignment runs from 11/23/2026 through 02/22/2027.
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
