Description

American Traveler is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist with strong ortho experience and a wide range of surgical skills for an acute care hospital OR position in Massachusetts.

Details

• Work in a large acute care hospital OR with 23 rooms handling 50–70 cases per day
• Surgical specialties include orthopedics, neurosurgery, general surgery, laparoscopic, robotic, and eyes/ENT cases
• Trauma cases are part of the caseload at this academic facility
• Charting is performed in Epic
• Schedule includes 12-hour shifts on weekends and 8-hour shifts on weekdays, rotating with permanent staff
• 36–40 hours per week depending on candidate preference, with day and evening shift availability
• Weekend rotation and on-call requirements apply — travelers are expected to take the same call as permanent staff
• Call rotations include weekday evenings/nights (approximately 3 per month) and weekend shifts (1–2 per month depending on rotation cycle)

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of surgical technology experience required
• Strong orthopedic surgical experience is required
• Broad surgical skills required, including general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, and neurosurgical cases
• Level 1 trauma center experience required
• Academic or teaching facility experience preferred
• BLS certification required
• CST certification via NBSTSA required
• Travel experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience
• Massachusetts state requirements must be met via one of the following: (1) Graduation from a nationally accredited surgical technology program plus active NBSTSA certification, (2) Graduation from a nationally accredited surgical technology program plus active NCCT certification (CAAHEP accreditation verification required), (3) Completion of a military surgical technology program, or (4) Employment as a surgical technician on or before 7/1/2013
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• Scrub for a high-volume OR environment with diverse and complex surgical cases across multiple specialty centers
• Travelers are integrated into the same call and weekend rotation schedules as permanent staff
• Call assignments are managed through a designated call center system; travelers will be notified of their assigned call center
• Eyes/ENT experience is a bonus but not required
• This is a fast-paced, very busy academic OR environment