Surg Tech

CST Position in Puyallup, WA

Location: Puyallup, WA

Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed hours: 36hrs

Pay Package: Total weekly gross: $2,096/week

Breakdown: W2: $16/hr Per Diem/Stipend: $1,520/weekly non taxable

Shifts: Nights

Minimum Years of Experience: 2+yrs

General Certifications: BLS & NBSTSA required License: WA #HL02

Clinical Interviewing Shift: 12H Nights 2030-0900 w/ possible weekends as needed

Hospital Information: Puyallup, WA 98372 Level III Trauma Center Beds: 375 Licensed Beds

COVID vaccine required at MultiCare

General Information: 12 ORs (Run 11 daily), 12th hybrid 40-50 cases per day

Experience: 2 years of acute/inpatient OR experience If less than 2 years with strong OR experience, please email NM Brenda Aragon for approval

First Time Traveler: No

Make sure that the hospitals are comparable and ensure that they have worked the shift they are submitted for

Patient Types: Minimal Peds (typically ENT)

Required: STRONG experience in ortho, sports medicine, spine, robotics (Davinci) Adult: ENT(Thyroid), General, Ortho spine, Ortho (must have total joint experience), Gyn, vascular (AV fistula, Fem Pops), urology, podiatry

No open heart, transplants, high-level neuro procedures (EVDs)

Anesthesia Tech: see required skills

Certifications: RN: BLS ORT: BLS, CST (certification for ST is not required in WA state. This is a preferred credential. However, state registration for surgical tech is required) Anesthesia Tech: BLS, ASATT certification

Skills required: RN: Circulate only, experienced in above cases ORT: Scrub, experience in above cases Anesthesia Tech: will need to support anesthesia with robotics, A-line management, ranger, massive transfusions, blood warmer, intubation, track cart, and anesthesia machine

Preferred: Robotic experience (Robotic Mazer/DaVinci XI) Flexibility, teamwork oriented, reliability, and good attitude

Floating: (see below for Anesthesia Tech) If there are low census in the OR the OR leadership team will assign you to float to Inpatient areas (MS, ICU, PCU, ED Holding, PACU, etc.) ED Will not take a patient assignment Will not have to administer medications Will work within scope of practice for ORT/OR RN Will be assigned to be helping hands or tasker/runner Vital signs Sitter Stocking Simple tasks that basic CNAs and RNs can do Anesthesia Tech: will be required to move around to support IR, Cath Lab, OB, GI, and MRI- this is part of their role

Charting System: Epic (Required for CAP backfills/preceptors) Alaris Pyxis Scheduling: (Anesthesia Tech is different – see below) Must be available to work 7 days a week (unless approved by NM) RTO: Able to approve up to 5 days; additional days email NM Brenda Aragon RTO, must be willing to add missed days at the end of the contract Shift time will vary based on department needs (will not change daily, possibly weekly) Start time could remain the same throughout the contract Shift Times: 12h Days: 1030-2300 Will be expected to work occasional weekends as determined by department needs On-Call for ORT/RNs: Add to offer email that you have confirmed on call status with the candidate. 4-6 shifts/6 week Nights: 2230-0700 Weekends: Hours TBD based on staffing (about 4-8h) Additional information from NM: Call: Yes. First, the call is 4-6 shifts in a 6-weeks' schedule period and not in a month. Calls can include nights and weekends. Weekend: Weekend hours TBD is not call. If I have a need in the department for a weekend and he will work potential weekends depending on department needs. It would be working and not call. Response Time: 30 mins required No sleep rooms Anesthesia Tech: scheduling - 6a or 830a start (8hrs). Mon-Fri. Call required-only weekends. 2-3 weekends of 6-week schedule Orientation Day 1- NEO, accesses (do not offer EPIC until Thursday– Thursday training) Unit orientation for remainder of the week

Other notes: Rhythm exam needed prior to arrival (for RN) Scrub color: Provided No phones on the unit. Must take breaks for 12 hr shift 3- 15 min rest breaks 1- 30 min lunch Breaks for 8 and 10 hr shifts 2- 15 min rest breaks 1- 30 min lunch