Temp - Certified Surgical Tech (CST) - General (Days) Keene NH

PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER TO THIS ASSIGNMENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER PERM PLACEMENT OR TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER TO ANY NEED ON MY DESK WHO IS GOING TO REQUEST SCHEDULE ACCOMMODATIONS (Block scheduling, etc). Thank you!

Cheshire will not consider "Local Travelers" (those who reside within 50 miles of facility). Thank you!

Please do not upload travelers to this need who will not take call

The Surgery Department specializes in the surgical treatment of a broad spectrum of clinical conditions. Having highly skilled surgeons with special interests allows us to offer a wide variety of endocrine, breast and oncologic surgical procedures, as well as gastrointestinal and colon and rectal (both open and laparoscopic), and hepatobiliary procedures.

Traveler must have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to adapt to stressful situations quickly and effectively.

The CST will act as a member of the surgical team and will primarily function in a scrubbing capacity; might assist in circulating duties in the surgical suite.

The CST will maintain aseptic technique while providing a quiet environment in the OR suite, share in OR suite preparation, and will use and maintain specialized equipment and supplies used for specific surgical procedures.

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

Travelers may not take all holidays off. MUST work TWO blocks (if scheduled/needed):

Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and weekend after
Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and weekend after
New Year Eve through New Year Day and weekend after

328-I:1 Definitions.
In this chapter:
I. "Board" means the board of registration of medical technicians.
II. [Repealed.]
III. [Repealed.]
IV. "Health care facility" means health care facilities licensed under RSA 151.
V. "Medical establishment" means a setting where health care services are provided to patients, including, but not limited to, the office of a physician, dentist, naturopath, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, podiatrist, or a clinic, laboratory, or place not licensed under RSA 151.
VI. "Medical technician" means a health care worker who is not licensed or registered by a New Hampshire regulatory board and who assists licensed health care professionals in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. "Medical technician" shall not include a nurse licensed in another state who is working in New Hampshire under the nurse licensure compact established in RSA 326-B:46. For the purposes of this chapter, medical technicians shall be limited to health care workers with access to controlled substances and with access to or contact with patients in a health care facility or in a medical establishment.

Non-billable orientation: 0hrs
OT, Holiday, Call-Back: 1.25%
Call: 4/hour

Requirement description :

• Minimum of 2 years CURRENT CST experience [Required]
  
• NBSTSA [REQUIRED]
• MUST HAVE HIGH PROFICIENCY IN ORTHO, TOTAL JOINTS AND NEURO [Required]
• Scrubbing experience (General, Ortho, Neuro, Endo)- [Required]
• Traveler must have their own vehicle for this assignment
• Perm address must be included in profile
• Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer. Please obtain this information prior to submittal. Requests after offer may lead to rescinded offer

Profile Requirements:

• Cover page (if available/not required)
• Work History
• Skills Checklist/CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECH (current to 1 year) [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• At least 1 (2 preferred) Supervisory Signed References from within the past two years of employment [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• Active American Heart Association BLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• Current National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting - NBSTSA [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• New Hampshire Medical Technician Registration Cert [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT] - CAN PEND UPON OFFER

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

• BLS (AHA)
• NBSTSA
• NH Med Tech

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :

• New Hampshire

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :
Weekend Requirements : TBD/Holidays required if needed
On Call Requirements : YES