Travel Surgical Technologist - $2,286 per week

Company: Springfield Memorial Hospital
Location: Springfield
Posted on: October 25, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS required, CST preferred.
• Certs REQ: ACLS, PALS, Tech Cert Verification - National, State License 1 Verification, among others.
  • Job Details
  • Position / Specialty: OR Tech
  • Shift: 5x8 Days (0645-1515)
  • Avg. Daily Census: 50-60 cases/day.
  • Years of experience REQ: Minimum 3 years' experience required.
  • First-timers accepted: No.
  • Weekend REQ: Yes- Weekends are once a month with a total of 16 hours of obligation.
  • Is on-call REQ? Yes- required as needed for the department.
  • Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes- will float within scope of practice.
  • Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.
  • Guaranteed Hours: Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours. If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section. If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift.
  • Required Work Setting Experience: General OR, Teaching Hospital, Trauma.
  • Required Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Case Skills/Experience: Direct Laryngoscopy, Radial neck dissection, Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, Tracheostomy.
  • Required Endoscopic Procedure Skills/Experience: Colonoscopy, EGD, Peg tube placement/exchange.
  • Required General Surgery Skills/Experience: Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, Colon resection - Open/LAP, Hernia repair inguinal/umbilical, Laparoscopic assisted procedures, Mastectomy, Thyroidectomy partial/total.
  • Required Gynecology Case Skills/Experience: Abdominal hysterectomy, Anterior/Posterior repair, Bilateral tubal ligation, Dilation & Curettage, Laparoscopic assisted gynecological procedures, Vaginal Hysterectomy.
  • Required Neurosurgery Case Skills/Experience: Craniotomy, Laminectomy/discectomy, Lumbar fusion.
  • Required Oral Case Skills/Experience: Repair of fractured jaws, mandibular and zygomatic.
  • Required Orthopedic Case Skills/Experience: Arthroscopy, Arthrotomy, Carpal tunnel release, Closed/Open reduction of fractures, Laminectomy/discectomy.
  • Required Plastic Surgery Case Skills/Experience: Free Flap - Microvascular.
  • Required Trauma Case Skills/Experience: Amputations, Gunshot/stab wounds, MVA (multiple injuries).
  • Required Urology Skills/Experience: Cystoscopy, Laparoscopic assisted cases, Nephrectomy, Ureteroscopy.
  • Required Emergency management Skills/Experience: Fire Safety.
  • Required Equipment/Instrumentation/Supplies Skills/Experience: Drills (multiple types), Electrosurgical units, Fiber optic light sources/cords.
  • Required Professional Knowledge and Skills: Aseptic Technique, Isolation Precautions, Radiation Safety, Sharps Safety, Specimen Handling/Labeling, Universal Protocol (Time out) Procedure.
  • Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred.
  • Trauma Level I Experience Required.
    • Job Requirements
    • Minimum 3 years' experience required.
    • BLS required, CST preferred.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shift: 5x8 Days (0645-1515)
      • Weekend REQ: Yes- Weekends are once a month with a total of 16 hours of obligation.
      • Is on-call REQ? Yes- required as needed for the department.
      • Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Required Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Case Skills/Experience
        • Required Endoscopic Procedure Skills/Experience
        • Required General Surgery Skills/Experience
        • Required Gynecology Case Skills/Experience
        • Required Neurosurgery Case Skills/Experience
        • Additional skills as listed in job_details
          • Additional Details
          • Physical within a year of start, and updated annually.
          • Fit test required within a year of start and must be updated annually.
          • 9-Panel drug screen required within 30 days of start.
          • Flu Vaccine or approved Medical/Religious Exemption required October 1 - April 1.

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