Surgical Technologist
Columbus, OH
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

OR Tech / Surgical Tech

Overview

• Location: Columbus, Ohio. Outpatient OR on the 3rd floor, Surgical Services
• Employment type: Travel/Contract, 13 weeks
• Candidates: 1st-timers and locals welcome
• Department: 8 OR suites
• Schedule: Day shifts, either 5x8 hours (8:00 to 16:30) or 4x10 hours (8:00 to 18:00), 40 hours per week
• Call: Required as needed

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist (3 years of experience)
• Surgical Technologist experience within the last year

Case Types

• Robotics: Urology, Gynecology (hysterectomy, partial/radical nephrectomy)
• Urology/GYN: Hysterectomies, partial/radical nephrectomies, cystoscopies
• ENT: EGDs
• Orthopedics: Soft tissue cases
• Surgical Oncology/Plastics: Breast lumpectomies, excision of soft tissue masses, mastectomies, tissue expanders, implants, and TRAM/microsurgical flap procedures

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including SSN trace, counties lived/worked, nationwide search, sex offender search, and MVR if driving is part of the job
• Fingerprinting: Ohio BCI and FBI fingerprints completed within 1 year of start; fingerprints do not need annual renewal with continuous service
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start; cannot start with a pending screen
• Physical exam: Physician documentation within 1 year of start stating good health and free of contagious disease
• TB: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start; annual TB questionnaire in lieu of annual testing
• Immunizations:

  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B: titer, 3-vaccine series, or signed declination
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer; shingles vaccine not acceptable
  • Tdap: adult dose given after age 11/12 required (TD, DTaP, and declination not acceptable)
  • Flu: vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 to 3/31); must wear a mask at all times if declining
  • COVID: not required, but recommended
• Fit mask: Annual fit test required for OR Techs for contract starts 7/13/2026 and beyond; must be within 1 year of assignment end date
• References: 2 professional references; at least 1 from a manager, director, or formal leadership role; charge RN acceptable for the second; no coworker references
• Paperwork: Employment application, skills checklist, emergency contact form, and background acknowledgement (for sub-agency travelers)
• Training and policies:

  • Unit-specific competency exam
  • Variable schedule attestation for OR
  • Orientation safety manual acknowledgement, annually
  • Dress code and hand hygiene policy review and signature
  • Ethics and compliance policies, annually
  • Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate (CMS course), annually, for agency-hired and APN candidates
  • Stroke education, 2 hours annually, for listed OR and periop units