Surgical Technologist
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

OR Tech / Surgical Tech

Location: Springfield, Illinois Specialty: Surgical Services Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Evenings, 4x10 hours (1 pm to 11 pm), 40 hours per week Average Daily Census: 50-60 cases per day Scrubs: Provided Parking: Permit required, at no cost; completed during orientation

Facility Highlights

• Acute care hospital
• Level I trauma center
• Magnet designated
• 562 staffed beds

Schedule and Availability

• Weekends: Once a month, 16 hours total obligation
• On-call: Required as needed for the department
• Float: Will float within scope of practice to meet facility needs
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating; discuss requests with the manager
• Time off: Discuss with the manager; all time off must be reviewed and approved by the manager
• Guaranteed hours: The client may call off up to 36 hours per 13-week assignment. Shifts placed on-call in lieu of being called off count as called-off shifts.

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist (3 years of experience)
• Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Neurosurgery patients
• Experience working with Orthopedics patients
• Experience working with General Surgery patients
• Experience working with GYN patients
• Experience in a Teaching Hospital setting
• Experience in the general operating room (OR)
• Direct Laryngoscopy experience
• Radial neck dissection experience
• Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy experience

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background check: Within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually, including all aliases. Includes SSN trace, counties, states, national criminal, national sex offender, and FACIS Level 3.
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days before start, including all aliases
• State searches: Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search (search by last name and DOB), Illinois child murderer/violent offender registry, and Illinois Most Wanted (must show all 20 fugitives), each within 30 days of start
• Education: Initial degree verification required
• Drug screen: 9-panel, within 30 days of start; a dilute negative result requires a second screen
• Driver's license or state ID: Legible copy of a valid U.S. document
• Badge photo: Due by the Monday before start; color, mid-shoulders up, plain dark blue or gray background, no filters
• Badge name: Confirm preferred first and last name for the badge
• Code of conduct: Review and sign within 7 days of signing the contract
• Orientation: Safety manual acknowledgment required; computer-based learning modules must be completed by 4 pm CST on the first day of orientation
• Competency exam and skills checklist: Required
• References: 2 professional references required

Health Requirements

• Physical: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DC, APN, FNP, or DO; must state the candidate is free of communicable disease and able to perform core functions without restrictions. Not updated annually. Latex allergies can be accommodated.
• TB: 2-step PPD, TSPOT, or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start; TB questionnaire required annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines, positive titer, or signed declination
• Hepatitis B: Vaccine series, positive titer, or signed declination
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or signed declination
• Labs: Must be completed or scheduled within 7 days of signing the contract
• Flu vaccine (2026-27): Required by 11/30; vaccine or medical/religious exemption (new each year, declinations not accepted). Travelers without documentation on file by the deadline will be pulled.
• Respirator fit test: Required, cannot be done on site. Acceptable masks: 3M 1860 (small or regular), 1870, or 1870+. PAPR users do not need clearance documentation.