Travel Surgical Technologist
Northridge, CA
TheraEX Staffing Services
3x12 hrs

Trauma Level:
2
Charting System:
Cerner

Unit Notes
- Unit: OR
- # suites: 12 suites for general OR, 1 suite (CVOR), and 1 hybrid room
- # of cases per day: 14 cases per day on average
- Certs/Tech certified: RN's - BLS is required, techs must have BLS and they must be certified
- Ratios: 1 to1
- EMR: Cerner surginet
- Charge Nurse: Yes
- OR techs: Yes
- Weekend Requirement - RN's: For the 7a-3pm shift one weekend of call is required every 6 weeks, for the 3p-11pm shift every 4th weekend of call is required, for the 11p-7a shift there is no set requirement for the amount of weekends worked - it is variable
- Weekend Requirement - CST's: For the 7a-3pm & 3pm-11pm shift weekend call is required every 4th weekend, for the 11pm-7a shift weekend call requirement is variable based on needs
- Call Requirement - RN's: Week day call is required 4-8 times per 4 week schedule - this is self scheduled, call hours begin at the end of your shift that day until 7a the next morning, 2 call teams - heart and regular
- Call Requirement - CST's: Week day call is required 4-8 times per 4 week schedule - this is self scheduled, call hours begin at the end of your shift that day until 7a the next morning - week day call for tech's is generally lower in frequency, 2 call teams - heart and regular
- What is call response time: 30 min
- Holidays: 1 major/1 minor in both summer and winter months
- Scrub Color/ Provided: Provided
- Tele: Client Space Labs
- Surgeon on call hours: Surgeon is not in house 24/7, OB anesthesia is in house 24/7 as needed
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 12 hr shifts
- Floating: No floating for techs or RN's
- Floor specific orientation: 2-3 shifts on unit
- Common types of cases : Regular OR - ortho (total joints), gyn, urology, trauma surgeries, candidates must have trauma, ortho, and general experience, ENT, general, some plastics, vascular, neuro, robotics (Da Vinci) etc they do not do transplants. CVOR - open heart, valves, thoracotomy, trauma, etc. Travelers will not be required to do CVOR procedures unless it is specifically asked for in the job requisition
- Scrubbing required - RN's: no scrubbing required, it is preferred, 3-5 years experience required, Travel experience preferred

Sterile Processing Info
- Certification: Certification is required for Sterile processing techs, they will accept certification through IAHCSMM or CBSPD, they also need to have their BLS and 2 years of experience working in sterile processing
- Equipment Used: steris, sterad
- Common patient equipment to disinfect/common supplies to sterilize: High level disinfection, VP Plasma, steam sterilization
- Additional Information: They will not be required to float anywhere, shifts are 8 hrs - 7a-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm- 7am