Certified Surgical Technologist

Opportunity:

Certified Surgical Tech - Certified Surgical Tech

Job Details:

• CST certification required (unless traveler has worked as a tech in NY prior to 2015)
• NBSTSA certification required
• Minimum 3 years of experience required; 3+ years preferred
• Travel experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• Must reside more than 75 miles from facility
• Call required: 6 shifts for each 8-week time block, including weekends and holidays
• 6 weekend shifts required per contract for each 8-week time block
• Scrubs provided by facility
• Epic charting system experience is a hard requirement
• Must be comfortable working across 12 service lines
• Patient ratio of 1:1 for days, nights, and weekends
• Daily census of 40-60 cases across 13 operating rooms
• Serves patient age groups including adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics
• Must float as required
• Required skills include but are not limited to: General OR, bariatric procedures (gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band), vascular procedures (aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, endovascular aneurysm repair), ENT procedures (direct laryngoscopy, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, tracheostomy), general surgery (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, mastectomy, thyroidectomy), gynecological procedures (bilateral tubal ligation, dilation & curettage, laparoscopic assisted gynecological procedures), neurosurgery (craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy, spinal fusion, VP shunt insertion), orthopedics (total hip and knee replacement, closed/open reduction of fractures, XLIF), colorectal robotic surgery, Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, thoracic procedures (VATS, mediastinoscopy), urology (cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, ureteroscopy, lithotripsy), aseptic technique, sharps safety, specimen handling/labeling, and universal protocol (time out) procedure