Travel First Assist Technician
Milwaukee, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

JOB DESCRIPTION

General/Neuro Day Shift Surgical Assistant

SLMC - Surg Room

About Facility : Milwaukee, WI 

• Level III Trauma Center 
• Level III NICU 
• Magnet Designation 
• Primary Stroke Center 
• Beds: 636 

General Information 

• OR Beds: 21 
• Experience: 2 Years 

•  First time travelers—Further approval/evaluation from hiring supervisor; Would not recommend for first time travelers 
• Patient Ratio: 1:1 

Required Certifications 

• BLS 
• Surgical Assistant from one of the following certifying bodies: 
• National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) 
• American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA) 
• National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants (NCCSA) 

Required Skills: Please ask amount & frequency of specified cases below 

• Neuro/ENT 

• Spine Surgeries: Laminectomies, ALIFs, Fusions & Discectomies 
• Cranial Surgeries: Tumors, AVMs/Aneurysms (Not required), VP shunts, Subdural, EVDs (DOES NOT need to know how to set the system up) 
• ENT: Neck dissections with flaps; Sinus Surgery (Stealth Navigation); Basic ENT (Tonsils); Tympanoplasty; Cochlear (Not required) 
•  Navigation: Healthcare (Cranial & Spine); Healthcare Stealth (ENT); Stryker & Synaptive Navigation (Cranial) 
• Orthopedic 
• Procedures: Fractures, Anterior Hips, Total Knees, Posterior Hips, Ortho Spine (Laminectomy, ALIF, PLIF, Discectomies) Hand, Bone/Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Foot/Ankle, Total Shoulders, Arthroscopy (Shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist) 
• Equipment/Tables: Hanna Table, Jackson Table (open/flat top), Beach Chair (T-Max, Arthrex, Schlein)  
• Positioning Equipment: Stulberg Hip, Spider Arm, Hip Grip, Trimano, Arthrex Shoulder Traction, Peg Board, Arm Boards, Acufex Leg Holder  
• Specialty Equipment: Velys Robot 

General 

• Breasts/Plastics; Vascular; Laparoscopic; General Oncology; Genitourinary (GU); Gynecology (GYN); Robots (XI) 
• *We do not train Agency on Robots unless a strong background and will be here for more than 1 contract* 

Support on the Unit: 

• Charge Nurse, Leads, Supervisors (AMs, PMs & Weekend), Manager 
• Charting System/Equipment 

• EPIC 
• Alaris 
• Pyxis 

Floating

• Cross trained to General Main OR specialty (regardless of hiring position) and Urology center 
• NO floating to other hospitals/sites 

Orientation: 

• 1-1.5 weeks depending on Team and shift: (Subject to change based on unit needs) 

Scheduling: 

• Days: Variable start times (Anywhere between 5:30am-7am 
  • PMs: Would depend on what position is being hired for (would be stated in hiring req) 
  • Weekend Rotation: N/A 
  • Holidays: If agency wants more information, please contact hiring supervisor 
  • Holiday weeks: Agency can work 4(10hr) shifts OR take the Holiday unpaid 
  •  
  • On Call 
  • 30-minute response time 
  • 8 weeks call schedule- Subject to change based on staffing needs (could be less than suggested below) 
  • General/Nuero
  • AMs/PMs 
  • EOS call: 10 slots (EOS: End of shift) 
  • Weekend Call: 1-2 weekends (shift depends on specialty) 
  • Ortho 
  •  1 Day each week (Monday through Friday) End of your shift until 0700  
  • 1 Call weekend every 5 weeks/ or however many Ortho Assistants we have.  
  Other Notes 
  • Scrub Color: Surgical scrubs are provided by hospital; scrub caps are allowed but need to be covered by a surgical bouffant 
  • Parking: Free parking available; Shuttle provided for teammates to/from parking structure 
  • Food: Starbucks & Cafeteria on campus 
  • No Call rooms available 
  
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