Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech
Indianapolis, IN
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Days, Flexible
Referral Bonus

Job Breakdown – Surgical Technologist (Transplant / Liver Transplant)

Start Date: November 16, 2026 

Contract Duration:  13 weeks

Facility Type: Academic health center / teaching hospital 

Position Details

• Schedule: 3×12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Weekend Position: Yes — candidate must be comfortable working weekends
• Call Requirement: 40–60 hours per 6-week schedule
• Experience: Minimum 2 years listed; compliance section states 18 months, so follow the job-specific 2-year requirement unless the account manager confirms an exception
• Local Candidates: Accepted
• Floating: Required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• Orientation: 40 hours
• Guaranteed Hours: Not specified

License & Certifications

• BLS/BCLS
• NBSTSA certification
• License must be in hand before the start date; temporary license may be possible after applying for the permanent license
• Two supervisor references required

Critical Requirement – Liver Transplant

The candidate must be able to independently scrub liver recipient transplant procedures. Transplant experience is mandatory.

The prescreening team specifically asks:

1. Can the candidate independently scrub liver recipient transplants?
2. When did they last scrub a liver transplant?
3. At which facility did they perform the procedure?

Required Surgical Experience & Skills

• Liver transplant — recipient procedures
• Liver resection
• Whipple procedures
• General surgery and large open abdominal cases
• Urology
• Thoracic surgery
• Gynecology
• Plastics and free-flap/microvascular procedures
• Aseptic technique
• Da Vinci Xi surgical system
• Scrubbing experience across multiple surgical specialties

Additional listed skills include vascular procedures, orthopedic procedures, laparoscopic cases, colon resections, hysterectomies, nephrectomy, lung resection, and robotic surgery.

Facility Details

• Operating Rooms: 22
• Average Surgical Volume: 35 cases daily
• Patient Population: Adults
• Environment: Teaching hospital, academic health center, high-acuity patients, complex cancer-related care
• Charting: Cerner preferred; IU Health compliance notes no specific charting system is required

Travel Compliance & Submission Rules

• RTO: Up to 5 days of non-holiday time off may be auto-approved; more requires facility approval.
• Holidays: Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays.
• Local rule: Indiana residents are considered local; eligible local surgical-services travelers may be accepted at the lower in-state rate.
• Floating: Required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals.
• Submission documents: Resume, skills checklist, two supervisor references, license verification, and required facility paperwork.
• At submission: SSN and DOB are required by the facility's compliance rules.
• Education: Nursing/clinical education requirements in the compliance section refer to an accredited university; confirm the applicable requirement for this surgical technologist position.
• Former IU permanent/PRN staff: Must be away for 12 months before applying as a traveler.
• Previous IU travelers: Break requirements apply after 12 months of IU Health travel employment; confirm eligibility with the account manager.