Job Summary
Surgical Technician, Operating Room Tech — Wausau, Wisconsin. This 13-week assignment supports variable day shifts on a general surgical team, with responsibilities spanning operative suite preparation, surgical case scrubbing, and room turnover. The role requires extensive operating room experience, prior travel experience, trauma level 2 experience, and proficiency with da Vinci robotics.
Job Details
- Schedule: Rotating 8-hour shifts with variable day shifts and a minimum of 40 hours per week. Weeknight call is scheduled approximately 6–8 nights during the assignment, with 1–2 weekend call shifts and holiday rotation.
- Required Qualifications:
- Graduation from a surgical technologist program with an associate degree or certificate
- Minimum of 4 years of related operating room experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) license
- National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) certification accepted
- American Heart Association (AHA) or ARC certification
- Prior travel experience
- Trauma level 2 experience
- Demonstrated surgical scrubbing experience
- Required da Vinci robotics experience
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in general surgery, gynecology, urology, plastics, ear, nose, and throat, and gastrointestinal procedures
- Experience working in a high-volume operating room environment
- Experience supporting a broad range of surgical specialties
- Additional Information:
- Efficiently set up operative suites and verify case carts to ensure required supplies are available
- Scrub surgical cases across multiple specialties and turn over rooms for multiple procedures throughout the day
- Support a high-volume environment with approximately 40–60 cases per day across 21 operating rooms
- On-call response requires readiness to be in the operating room within 30 minutes
- Weekend coverage is for call only, with holiday rotation required
- Flexibility, strong work ethic, resilience, adaptability, and willingness to assist with downtime tasks and train new hires are valued
- Scrub color is unrestricted
- During flu season, individuals who decline flu and COVID-19 vaccination must wear a mask at all times in accordance with facility policy
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
