OR Surgical Technologist
Everett, WA
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

OR Tech / Surgical Tech

Overview

• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Location: Everett, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Facility type: Level II Trauma Center (571 total staffed beds across both campuses)
• Charting system: EPIC (software familiarity, not a credential)

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 6:30 to 19:00
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: 60 hours per 2-week period
• Weekends: Shifts include at least one weekend shift. Weekends are not otherwise required, except for occasional on-call coverage with advance notice.
• Call: In the 13-week assignment, a CST is required to take call of up to 6-8 weekday nights (21:00-07:00) and 6-8 twelve-hour shifts (07:00-19:00 or 19:00-07:00).

Required Qualifications

• Valid Surgical Technologist license in Washington
• 1 year of Surgical Technologist experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Orthopedics patients (Ortho experience)
• Neuro (cranial/spine) experience, including Neuro and Spine patients
• Craniotomy experience
• General surgery experience
• Orthopedic Technologist experience

Conditional Certifications

The source says these are required only if the unit description (UD) or clinical track requires them: ACLS, PALS, NRP, CHEMO, EFM, NIH Stroke, IV Certification, MAB, CPI. Confirm with the unit requirements before submitting.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Must be updated annually. Third-party education verification is required.
• Cancellation triggers: Open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI charge, or any sex offender hit
• WA State Patrol (WATCH) search: Required within 90 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG: Required within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Drug screen: 9-panel within 12 months of start; instant screens accepted
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO
• TB screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start
• Immunizations: Documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity, or a signed declination. Tdap within 10 years, or a declination.
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season, or a declination
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
• Fit test: Completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year of start. Any mask type is acceptable.
• RespSafety clearance: Required annually
• Annual training: Workramp regulatory modules, about 3.5 hours. The annual ADA module is not required for OR Techs, CSTs, CVOR Techs, and SPTs.
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment
• References: 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card (for I-9)
• Float policy: Acknowledgement required. May be required to float to another facility in the system within a reasonable distance.

Logistics and Work Environment

• Start: ASAP
• Units and services (beyond required experience): Gyn, urology, plastics, robotics, vascular, thoracic, cardiac
• Float between like units: Not required
• Locals accepted: No
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Pending license: Accepted
• Scrub color: Any, except reddish orange
• RTO: Include all RTO at the time of submittal