Travel Surgical Technician
Milwaukee, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Title : Surg Tech

Location: 13 Weeks

Duration: Milwaukee Wisconsin ​

Shift: 8hr Day Shift (40)

Shift Information: Mon-Fri 0630-1500

Clinical Interviewing-Yes

On Call, Call Back Requirements: Weeknight, weekend and holiday call split evenly among the techs. Currently works out to about 7-8 days every 2 months.

Weekend Rotation: Saturday and Sunday covered by call crew (24 hours shifts)

Holiday Requirements: Holiday's covered by call crew. Usually 1 holiday per contract.

Floating Requirements: N/A 



About Facility:

• 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
• Surg Tech, Surg 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
• Surgical Tech: BLS, Graduate of accredited program required; CST preferred
• Surgical 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
• Surgical Tech:
• Required – Scrub, GYN, ortho, General experience
• Surgical 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
• Surgeons
• 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: If yes, where?

• For RN, if low censused, could float to the inpatient units to do tasks or act as sitter. Will not take patient assignment
• Optional: Float to St. Luke s South Shore, Graft, or West Allis

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:

• RN:
• Weekend rotation: based on needs
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
• Will not flex before 0600
• Based on surgical schedule
• Call:
• Based on unit needs
• End of shift – 0630
• Surgical Tech:
• Weekend rotation: On call
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
• Will not flex before 0600
• Based on surgical schedule
• Call:
• Monday – Friday based on unit needs
• Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630
• Surgical Assist
• Weekend rotation: On call
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
• Will not flex before 0600
• Based on surgical schedule
• Call:
• Monday – Friday based on unit needs
• Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630
• Anesthesia Tech:
• Weekend rotation: On call
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
• Will not flex before 0600
• Based on surgical 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

26-24100 (M)