Surgical Tech

Unit Notes
MUST HAVE WA State license at time of submittal! No pending license will be reviewed.
***** auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able re-add that back in.**
*Clinical Profile Review and the manager will call for the interview*

Traveler will need to bring their own earphones the first week of orientation for the online training onsite.


Unit OR Tech
# Suites 22 Capabality to go to 26 ( on 3 different floors)
Average # of cases per day 50-65
Required Certifications BLS -- CST- national cert not required- must be registered with Washington State. Graduate of an accredited school.
Common Cases GYN/Uro/Vascular/Plastic/Ortho (total hips/knees)/Neuro/Cardiovascular/Thoracic/General (Breast/HPB/Bariatric)/Sports Med (Hand/Podiatry)/Kidney (or kidney/pancreatic) transplants, ENT (FESS (sinus), septoplasty, cochlear implant, tympanoplasty, laryngoscopy in addition to soft tissue - thyroid/parathyroid. Large and complex cases. Robot-Davinci Xi (Gyn, Uro, General).16 total different service lines.
Experience or 'Must have' skills Scrubbing- one year of experience. First time travelers okay.
Must have the following:
ENT (FESS (sinus), septoplasty, cochlear implant, tympanoplasty, laryngoscopy in addition to soft tissue - thyroid/parathyroid. Davinci XI experience required (Gyn, Uro, General). (updates per manager/our financial client 2.14.24/KB)
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 4-10 hour shifts, variable days and start times Mon-Friday. Start times- 0630,0900 or 1100. No self scheduling. Will keep start time consistent for the same week. Tuesdays and Fridays- later start times for in services and team meetings.
Weeknight/Call Requirements 1 Call total (weeknight or weekend) per 4 week schedule. Weekday call begins at the end of shift until 7am next morning. Weekend call is 24 hours (7am to 7am). Scheduled by manager.
Weekend/Call Requirements Weekend call is 24 hours (7am to 7am) and is rotated between staff and travelers.
Holiday/Call Requirements No
What is call response time? 30 Minutes- call room is available.
Floating Requirements None
Scrub Color/Dress Code Teal- Scrubs provided
Unit/Department specific orientation HR and OR leadership- Scavenger hunt- 2 days with a surgical tech.
Additional Notes Physicians and team are very helpful and willing to teach. Travelers tend to extend as long as they can.
Additional Questions
Notes obtained: Phone Implementation, Email, or On-Site? E-mail Manager SPetrie RN CNM, M Gittins- RN CNM Erin P- implementation specialist. Irv/Eric/Tracey Managers/Director
Notes entered by & date: MGittins RN 4/5/23
Notes updated by & date: K Bregg RN 2.15.24