Travel Surgical Tech/ORT - Certified Surgical Technologist/CST

Travel Surgical Tech/ORT - Certified Surgical Technologist/CST

American Traveler

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-30

$2,260.84/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist with neuro spine experience for a hospital operating room position on a 13-week contract.

Details

• Hospital surgical services department specializing in neuro and spine surgery
• Day shift schedules available as 5x8s, 7:00-15:30 or 9:30-18:00
• One weekend shift required per contract
• Daily average surgical case volume of 60-75 cases with approximately 500 trays processed daily
• Procedures include neuro spine fusions, decompressions, ACDFs, craniotomies, VP shunt insertions, and spinal cord tumor cases
• Ortho spine procedures including AP fusions, TLIFs, ACDFs, and decompressions
• May float within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital as needed

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in surgical technology required
• BLS certification required
• CST certification required (license required if applicable)
• Pending license accepted
• Experience with neuro and spine surgical procedures preferred, including craniotomies, laminectomy/discectomy, and lumbar fusion
• Epic/Excellian charting experience may be required
• 1 supervisor reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers accepted
• Must reside at least 100 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
• Returning staff must have been gone at least 3 months since their last shift worked as a perm employee (staff or per diem)
• RTO should ideally not exceed 5 days during the contract
• Facility does not provide references to travelers post-assignment or to former perm employees