Job Description
- Certification Details
- BLS
- CST
- Job Details
- A hospital in Northwestern Washington is in need of a Surgical Tech to work a 13 week travel assignment.
- The tech will be working 4 - 10 hour day shifts with some call being required.
- Job Requirements
- BLS
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Verification
- Must have ortho, endo experience
- 1-2 year's experience at least
- Schedule Information
- 4-10 hour shifts
- 7a-5:30p
- Weeknight/Call Requirements: 5:30p-7a; 4 days a month
- Weekend/Call Requirements: 7-7. 24 hour call. 1 weekend day a month (at least)
- Holiday/Call Requirements: Department is closed on major holidays. On-call as needed.
- Unit Specific Information
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have ortho, endo experience. Be well rounded CST.
- Additional Details
- 50 mile radius rule
- Unit: OR Tech
- # Suites: 4 OR suite (typically run 3); 1 endo suite
- Average # of cases per day: 20-21
- Common Cases: Ortho heavy (2 ortho rooms per day), hips/knees/shoulders, ortho spine, TLIF, hernias, lap chole, OB, GYN, hysteroscopy, hysterectomy, urology, cysto, prostate, ENT (2 times per month, peds case), tubes/ tonsils/adenoids, endo
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: No house sup (coordinator available as needed). Charge nurse in the OR. Charge nurse assists as a backup, assists with flow, charges, etc.
- Floating Requirements: SPD not required
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Provided
- Unit/Department specific orientation: Starts with nurse educator - fit testing, net learning, etc.. 3 day orientation on the unit - ortho, gen, and endo.