Travel Surgical Technician
Milwaukee, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
4x10 hrs, Days

Surgical Tech
Milwaukee, WI

JOB DESCRIPTION
Sinai - Surgical Room

● About Facility:
· Milwaukee, WI
· Level IV Trauma Center
· Level III NICU
· Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
· GYN Teaching Facility
· Beds: 228
● General Information:
· Number of ORs: 14
· Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience
▪ RN: 2 years of OR experience
▪ Surgical Tech, Surgical Assist, Anesthesia Tech: 2-3 years
· Will you accept a first-time traveler For all, yes, with 3+ years of OR experience
● Case Types:
· Top 3: Ortho, GYN, General. 35% of cases are ortho
· General (cholecystectomies, appendectomies), Bariatrics (robotic, laparoscopic), Ortho (total joints, sports medicine, ACDF, laminectomy, microdiscectomy), Plastics (breast reconstruction, total, biopsy), Urology (TURPs, cystoscopies), GYN (ruptured ectopic, total hysterectomy, D&C, hysteroscopy)
· Robotics: DaVinci XI (experience required), Stryker Mako Robot (for total joints, mostly knees)
· No Neuro, complicated spine, baby deliveries
● Cases performed in a day:
· 20-23
● Required License, National Certification, Certs:
· RN: BLS required; ACLS and CNOR preferred
· Surgicalical Tech: BLS, Graduate of accredited program required; CST preferred
· Surgicalical Assist: BLS, CSA
· Anesthesia Tech: BLS, Graduate of accredited FA program; ASATT preferred
● Skills required:
· EPIC experience required
· RN:
▪ Required - Circulate, DaVinci experience, GYN, ortho, General experience.
▪ Scrub experience preferred
▪ PACU Backup - recovery experience for the above patients
· Surgicalical Tech:
▪ Required – Scrub, GYN, ortho, General experience
· Surgicalical Assist:
▪ Required – First assist experience with ortho, robotics, retraction, suturing, scrubbing
· Anesthesia Tech:
▪ Required – difficult IV access, experienced with L&D, IR, and GI
● Support on the Unit:
· Charge RN
▪ Shift 1: No patient assignment
▪ Shift 2: Occasional assignment at the end of the day
· Leadership
· Leads: take patient assignments
· OR Educator
· Surgicaleons
· Anesthesia Team
● Technology/Equipment:
· EMR: EPIC (required)
· IV pumps: Alaris
· Medication dispensing: Pyxis
· Other equipment: iStat (Hemochron), C-arm is Client (staff not responsible for running machine, only setup).
● Floating: None
● Orientation:
· 3-5 days of orientation (8 hrs)
· 1st Day – Meet with NM, Educator (CBLs, badge, login access, etc.). Remainder of shift with preceptor on unit.
· 2nd – 5th days – orientation on unit with preceptor
● Scheduling:
· Surgicalical Tech:
▪ Weekend rotation: On call
▪ Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
● Will not flex before 0600
● Based on Surgicalical schedule
▪ Call:
● Monday – Friday based on unit needs
● Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630
· On call see above
· Holiday Expectations 1
· Approval of RTO: ok to approve 7 days
· Shift times: see posting
· Schedule cycle:
● Other notes:
· Scrub Color: scrubs are provided
· Parking: Free
· Culture: strong support, team oriented, great rep support, strong relationships between staff and MDs