Travel Surgical Tech/ORT - CVORT

Travel Surgical Tech/ORT - CVORT

American Traveler

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,460.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler seeks a Pediatric CVOR Surgical Technologist with NBSTSA certification and at least 1 year of experience for a pediatric cardiovascular operating room position.

Details

• Pediatric CVOR unit averaging 6 surgical cases per day
• Day shift schedule, 5x8-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• Blocked scheduling available
• Call requirement
• 100% floating required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• Cerner charting system used; experience required

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience required (18 months may be required depending on unit)
• BLS certification required
• NBSTSA certification required, must be in hand at time of submission
• License required if applicable
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Experience with pediatric general surgery, pediatric cardiovascular, orthopedic, craniofacial/plastics, and ENT procedures
• Skills in sterilization, scrub, high-level disinfection, and aseptic technique required
• Skills in decontamination, crash cart management, and scope/probe reprocessing preferred
• Knowledge of laser safety, radiation safety, specimen handling, and universal protocol (time out) procedures
• 2 supervisor references required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Perform surgical technologist duties supporting pediatric cardiovascular and general surgery cases
• Work within a pediatric general OR setting handling a variety of case types including appendectomy, hernia repair, and laparoscopic procedures
• Support cardiovascular procedures such as arterial switch operation, coarctation of the aorta repair, Tetralogy of Fallot repair, and ventricular septal defect repair
• Assist with orthopedic procedures including arthroscopy and fracture reductions
• Support craniofacial and plastics procedures such as cleft lip/palate repair and rhinoplasty
• Support ENT procedures including tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, frenulectomy, and tracheostomy
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Local candidates accepted at a lower pay package; Indiana residents considered local
• Up to 5 days of non-holiday RTO can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Former IU Health perm or PRN employees must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Travelers with 12 months of accrued IU Health travel employment must complete a designated break to reset eligibility: 3 months for out-of-state residents, 6 months for in-state residents

Hours per week: 40

Hours per shift: 8

American Traveler