Job Summary
Surgical Technician/Operating Room Technician—an operating room professional supporting acute care surgical services. The position provides scrub support across orthopedic, neurosurgical, vascular, robotic, general, genitourinary, and gynecological procedures, with trauma experience required. The assignment includes day shifts, variable start times, call coverage, and potential float rotation.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Minimum 3 years of experience; operating room trauma experience, including Trauma Level I cases; travel experience; experience in orthopedics, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, robotics, and trauma; Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) certification; California state license preferred, with pending licensure accepted; compact license must be in hand at submission.
- Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience; craniotomy experience; airway management experience; Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification; experience with Stealth Navigation Station and da Vinci Xi equipment.
- Schedule: Day shift with 8-hour shifts and a minimum of 40 hours per week. Start times may vary and may include 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m. Weekend coverage is based on unit needs, and call coverage is required based on unit needs.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The surgical technician will support approximately 25 daily cases across 8 operating rooms. Required capabilities include case cart and crash cart management, surgical scrub duties, microscope use, laparoscopic camera and tower equipment, and arthroscope equipment. Clinical experience may include total joint and orthopedic trauma procedures, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, robotic surgery, general surgery, genitourinary procedures, gynecological procedures, and trauma. The assignment is scheduled from 11/16/2026 through 02/15/2027 and includes a 13-week contract. The professional must commit to working three of five designated holidays.
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
