Travel Surgical Technologist
Mequon, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Title: Surgical Technologist​

Location: Mequon Wisconsin 53092

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 8hr Day Shift (40)

Shift Information: May be some late days if the MD runs past 3pm.

Clinical Interviewing- No

On Call, Call Back Requirements: None

Weekend Rotation: No Weekends

Holiday Requirements: Closed Major Holidays

Floating Requirements: There is potential to float to any of the 3 other Ambulatory Surgery Centers, as often as is needed and at any point in their shift - AMCG Mayfair – approx. 35 min away, 84 South – approx. 35 min away, Germantown – approx. 25 min away

General Information

• ORs: 5 Rooms; approx. 35-40 cases per day - (all case types to include Endo)
• Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience: Yes
• Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types:

• All ages – as young as 12 months
• Patients will be recovered in the same room as their Pre-Op – no true PACU within facility
• Lower acuity/same day surgical cases, to include but not limited to:
• Plastics –
  • Facelift, Endoscopic Brow Lift, Blepharoplasty
• Endoscopy –
  • EGD/Colonoscopies, Sigmoidoscopy, Halo Procedure, Bravo Procedure
  • no pill cams or ERCP/Bronchoscopy
• Interventional Pain Management -
  • Epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablations, cervical lumbar injections
• General/Urology -
  • General: hernia repair, appendectomies, laparoscopies
  • Urology: Vasectomies
• No Ortho
• Primarily hand but if floating to other sites could see arthroscopies

Patient Ratios:

• Pre-op - 1:1
• PACU/Phase I - 1:1
• Phase II- 3:1

Required Certifications:

• RN :
  • OR RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS
  • Pre/PACU RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS
  • Endo RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS
  • Clinic RN – BLS
• Surgical Tech : BLS; no national certification required, only graduation from an accredited program
• Anesthesia Tech : BLS; graduation from accredited program OR training as an Anesthesia tech in some capacity (ex: military training)
• Endo Tech: BLS
• CNA (to work with PACU patients) : BLS, certified CNA
• Sterile Processing Tech : BLS is no longer required, CRCST or CBSPD (strongly preferred)

Skills required:

• OR/Endo RN: Endoscopy experience to include procedural sedation, experience with the above-mentioned patient types, prepping case carts
• Pre/PACU: Pre-Op , Recovery of Phase I & II PACU patients, as well as discharge experience
• Surgical Tech : experience in the above-mentioned cases, prepping case carts
• Anesthesia Tech : assisting with intubation (needs to know how to help the anesthesiologist), room turnover to include head of bed/Anesthesia monitors, proficiency with doing nerve blocks, IV start skills
• Endo Tech : Cleaning, handling & storing of scopes, sterile process techniques, general endo experience to include the above-mentioned patient types
• CNA (PACU): comfortability to assist RN staff in the care of post-anesthesia patients to include but not limited to patient care, vitals, stocking supplies, assisting with discharge, general education
• Sterile Processing Tech : decontamination, assembly, and sterilization experience; experience assembling a variety of sets, inspecting, cleaning, sorting, & wrapping; will not prep case carts

Support on the Unit: -

• Director
• Supervisor
• Manager
• Lead OR RN
• Lead Pre/Post RN
• MAs

Charting System:

• Epic – Required for RNs

Equipment Used:

• Endo Tech:
  • Scope buddies
  • Medivators
• Sterile Processing Tech
  • SPM (preferred)

Floating: 

• There is potential to float to any of the 3 other Ambulatory Surgery Centers, as often as is needed and at any point in their shift
  • AMCG Mayfair – approx. 35 min away
  • 84 South – approx. 35 min away
  • Germantown – approx. 25 min away

Orientation: (facility and unit)

• 1 st day: meet with the Educator – Tour, Mandatory Education Training, Facility orientation
• Unit: paired for first couple of shifts with preceptor – dependent on experience & comfort level

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation - No weekends. M-F operations only. 
• Shift Times:
  • Pre/PACU RN: 0545-1600
  • Endo RN: 0645-1530
  • OR RN: 0645-1530
  • Surgical Tech: 0645-1530
  • Anesthesia Tech: 0645-1530
  • CNA (PACU): 0645-1530
  • Sterile Processing Tech: 0645-1530
• Will they be on call: If so, what is that schedule: No call requirements
• Holiday Expectations: Closed major Holidays
• Approval of time off: Manager approval

Other notes or things you want us to check/verify:

• Scrub Color: Scrubs are Provided
• Free Parking: Yes
• No cafeteria on site – bring lunch in

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