Operating Room - Surgical Technologist - $2080 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced allied health professional for this exciting travel assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel experience by enabling clinicians to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses and allied health professionals across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

Requirements:

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <75 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Credentials: Must have completed a program sponsored by nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintain certification, completed an appropriate military training program, maintained certification from an accredited program, or been employed as a surgical technologist in a health care facility on or before the effective date of the act (12/27/2020) or at another health care facility two years before the effective date (12/27/2020). Staff employed to practice surgical technology by the health care facility on or before the effective date of the law (12/27/2020), or who were employed as a surgical technologist at another health care facility two years before the effective date of the law, are grandfathered and therefore not required to have certification.

Special Requests: Clinicians may be eligible for an earlier start date if they have recent PA fingerprint results and PA Child Abuse Clearance Results (obtained within <5 years).

Unit Details: Supports orthopedic surgical cases with sterile setup; passes instruments, sponges and sutures; checks equipment; counts sponges, needles, supplies and instruments; handles specimens; applies dressings; and cleans and restocks the operating room. Medication access is limited to distributing medication to the nurse.

Shift & Scheduling: Daylight shifts rotate weekly: 5:30 AM-2:00 PM, 6:30 AM-3:00 PM, or 7:30 AM-end of day; the 7:30 AM-end-of-day shift includes elective cases and any add-ons. Weekend call is required from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM for 2 weekends in a 6-week schedule. Weekend coverage is call only with no elective schedule, and there is no weekday call; the call is not busy. The 7:30 AM team must stay to finish elective cases (approximately 4:00 PM-4:30 PM) and add-ons; this may require working 1, 2 or more hours past the scheduled shift, although more than 2 hours is not common.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 2 years

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• CST (Certified Surgical Technologist (NBSTSA)) or the alternative certification TS-C

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• Certifications: Certified Surgical Technologist (NBSTSA), Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: Start ASAP
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 8
• Shifts per Week: 5