Surgical Technologist
Columbus, OH
PRIDE Health
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$2,383/weekOverview
- Start Date12/14/2026
- Shift Breakdown4x10 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Qualifications
- Skills Checklist
- Updated Resume
Description
OR Tech / Surgical Tech
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Specialty: Surgical Services
- Employment type: Travel/Contract
- Contract length: 13 weeks
Schedule
- Day/evening rotating, combining 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts for 40 hours/week
- Shifts fall between 06:30 and 23:00; a 4x10 schedule is not guaranteed
- Call and weekend coverage as needed
- Patient ratios: not applicable
Required Qualifications
- Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 3 years of experience
- Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
- BLS issued by American Heart Association
- Experience working with Neurosurgery patients
- Experience working with Thoracic patients
- Experience working with Plastics patients
- Experience working with Neuro patients
- Ability to scrub
- Ability to circulate
- Experience with robotic surgery
- Experience with ENT/Plastics flap and microvascular procedures
- Experience with endoscopic procedures (bronchoscopy, EGD, EBUS, laparoscopy)
- Experience with neuro craniotomy and skull base procedures (including EEA)
- Experience with Epic
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care during the day/evening rotating schedule
- Assist with circulating and scrubbing as needed
- Maintain accurate patient records
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to support optimal patient outcomes
- Scrub the services listed above, plus surgical oncology, colorectal, urology, GYN oncology, and orthopedics
Certifications, Licensing, and Competencies
- State license verification required within 30 days of start
- National tech certification not required for Surgical Technologists
- Variable schedule attestation required for all OR staff, including OR Techs and CSTs/Surgical Techs
- Unit-specific competency exam required
- Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required annually
Health Requirements
- Physical exam documenting good health and freedom from contagious disease, within 1 year of start
- Negative PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or a TB questionnaire in lieu of annual renewal
- Tdap given after age 11/12 (TD, DTaP, and declinations not accepted); does not need to be within 10 years
- Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer for each
- Hepatitis B: titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination also accepted)
- Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer (shingles vaccine not accepted)
- Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31); declining requires wearing a mask at all times; contract candidates cannot receive the flu vaccine onsite; documentation due by 11/30
- COVID vaccination not required but recommended
- Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start; cannot start with a drug screen pending
- Annual N95 fit test required for OR Techs on contract starts dated 7/13/2026 and later; a copy of a fit test valid for the full assignment is needed, or an onsite fit test is completed in the first week
Background and Screening
- 7-year criminal background check completed within 90 days of start
- State (BCI) and FBI fingerprinting completed within 1 year of start
- Monthly exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG)
Onboarding and Documents
- Employment application
- Skills checklist
- Emergency contact form
- Two professional references: at least one from a manager, director, or formal leader, with a charge RN acceptable for the second; no coworker references
- Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate, provided before start and updated annually
- Fraud, waste, abuse, and compliance reporting form
- Ethics and compliance policies, acknowledged annually
- Dress code and hand hygiene policy, reviewed and signed
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Columbus, OH
About
Columbus, Ohio, is a midwestern city best known for its diverse food scene, lively arts and culture and friendly Midwestern hospitality. The city has something to offer everyone, from the world-renowned Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the interactive COSI science museum and research center. Columbus has an auspicious food scene, with excellent local restaurants like The Guild House and Wolf's Ridge Brewing. It’s also home to three professional sports teams, including the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), the Columbus Crew (MLS) and the Columbus Clippers (MiLB). The Downtown Arena District hosts these teams at the Nationwide Arena, Huntington Park and the Great American Ball Park. Columbus also lays claim to Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the United States.
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