Travel Operating Room Tech - Surgical Technician/Operating Rm Tech - Torrance, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 14 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,917 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $917.33 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Surgical Technician/Operating Room Technician will support a high-volume acute care operating room serving adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The role performs surgical technology duties across a broad range of specialties, with neuro experience considered an advantage. The position includes rotating on-call coverage and may require float rotation.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 10:45 a.m.–8:45 p.m.; 10-hour shifts; minimum 40 hours per week. On-call plus rotation is required, including one Saturday day shift and weekly rotation.
• Required Qualifications: Three years of experience required; community hospital experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; NBSTS certification; compact license in hand at submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Neuro experience; Da Vinci Xi experience; Mako Robot experience; assembly and wrap experience; experience with arthroscopic towers, decontamination and sterilization processes, instrument moistening, and specialty surgical equipment.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Supports an acute care operating room with 11 rooms and a daily census of approximately 25–35 patients.
• Provides care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.
• Surgical specialties may include general, gynecologic, urology, ophthalmology, reconstructive, vascular, cardiothoracic, thoracic, orthopedic, spine, sports medicine, ear, nose, and throat, and neurosurgery.
• Procedures may include robotic, laparoscopic, arthroscopic, spinal, joint replacement, trauma, vascular, breast, bariatric, colorectal, thoracic, and reconstructive surgeries.
• Assignment dates are 12/14/2026 through 03/15/2027.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits