Job Summary
Surgical Technician, Orthopedic/Neurological/Spine, Wausau. The surgical technician supports operative procedures across orthopedic, neurological, and spine specialties in a high-volume operating room environment. Responsibilities include preparing operative suites, verifying case cart supplies, scrubbing surgical cases, and turning over rooms for multiple procedures.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
- Assignment: 13-week assignment from 11/16/2026 through 02/13/2027.
- Required Qualifications:
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- Certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) accepted.
- American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross certifications required.
- High school diploma required.
- Graduation from a certified surgical technologist program required.
- Four or more years of operating room experience required.
- Prior travel experience required.
- Level II trauma experience required.
- Strong orthopedic, neurological, and spine surgical experience required, including complex spine and neurological cases and total joint procedures.
- Additional Information:
- Weeknight call coverage is required approximately 6–8 nights during the assignment, along with 1–2 weekend call shifts.
- A 30-minute response time is required for call coverage.
- Orthopedic, neurological, and spine craniotomy cases are required for call responsibilities.
- Weekend and holiday coverage is limited to call responsibilities.
- Responsibilities include efficiently setting up operative suites, reviewing case carts to confirm supply availability, scrubbing a variety of surgical cases, and turning over rooms for multiple procedures.
- Additional experience in general surgery, gynecology, urology, plastics, otolaryngology, and gastrointestinal procedures is preferred.
- The role requires flexibility, resilience, strong work ethic, effective change management, and willingness to assist with downtime tasks and support the training of new staff.
- Any scrub color is permitted.
Benefits
- 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
