Travel Certified Surgical Technologist
Rochester, NY
First Connect Health
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

🔥 13-WEEK CONTRACT: 40-HOUR MID-SHIFT CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECH (CST) – ROCHESTER, NY

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) in Rochester, New York (Monroe County / Western New York). Operating within an active 13-suite surgical pavilion managing 40–60 operative cases daily at an accredited 367-bed community teaching hospital, this high-acuity surgical assignment features a dependable 40-hour mid-shift schedule (15:00 PM – 23:00 PM / 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, five 8-hour shifts guaranteed weekly with rotational on-call). RELIABLE 40-HOUR MONDAY–FRIDAY MID-SHIFT SCHEDULE ($2,152/WEEK)! $1,512/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! HOSPITAL-PROVIDED SCRUBS! 13 OPERATING ROOMS COVERING 12 SERVICE LINES! EPIC EHR! LATE NOVEMBER START! Collaborating closely with surgical teams across 12 distinct surgical service lines, the CST scrubs complex cases including Bariatrics, Vascular, Thoracic, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Robotics (Da Vinci Xi), General Surgery, and Urology. If you are an experienced CST with a strong multi-specialty surgical foundation (4 years preferred, 3–4 years screened) skilled in total joints, craniotomies, spine fusions, VATS, vascular bypasses, and gastric bypasses looking to earn $2,152/week in Upstate New York, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (40-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $2,152.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,512.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $16.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $24.00/hr
• (Travelers only; local clinicians residing within 75 miles not accepted per facility policy).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Mid shifts, 5x8-Hours (15:00 PM – 23:00 PM / 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks (Start Date: November 23, 2026).
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• On-Call & Weekend Requirements:
  • Standby on-call participation is required.
  • On-Call Commitment: Prorated at approximately 6 call shifts for each 8-week time block (encompassing a mix of weeknight, weekend, and holiday call coverage).
• Pre-Approved Time Off: Facility guideline specifies None (must be fully available).
• Department Setting & Volume: Main Surgical Suite Pavilion (Dept: Operating Room CST / CC 105101011 / Long Pond Rd Campus); 13 operating suites managing 40–60 surgical procedures per day across a 367-bed hospital.
• Uniform / Scrub Policy: Surgical scrubs provided onsite by the hospital.
• Floating Scope: Floats within surgical services and clinical competency as operationally directed.
• Robotics & Specialty Equipment: Da Vinci Xi Surgical Systems, laparoscopic towers, electrocautery platforms, orthopedic power tools, and specialized micro-instrumentation.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Case Competency:
  • Core High-Acuity Specialties (Mandatory Competency): Bariatrics, Vascular, Thoracic, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery.
  • Neurosurgery & Spine: Craniotomies, VP shunt placements, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), lumbar laminectomies, lumbar fusions, ALIF, and XLIF procedures.
  • Orthopedics & Joint Reconstruction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), total hip arthroplasty (THA), fracture open/closed reduction internal fixation (ORIF), arthroscopy, and ligament reconstructions.
  • Vascular Reconstructions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), carotid endarterectomies (CEA), carotid angioplasty, and femoral-popliteal bypass grafting.
  • Thoracic Surgeries: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), thoracotomies, lung resections, and mediastinoscopies.
  • Bariatrics & General Surgery: Laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomies, open/laparoscopic colon resections, cholecystectomies, appendectomies, thyroidectomies, and hernia repairs.
  • Robotics & Additional Services: Da Vinci Xi robotic colorectal/general cases, advanced urology (prostatectomy, nephrectomy, cystectomy, lithotripsy, TURP), ENT (neck dissections, tracheostomies), and gynecology.
  • Strict sterile field maintenance: aseptic technique, counts reconciliation (sponges, sharps, instruments), surgical time-out/universal protocol compliance, specimen labeling, and sterile processing parameter knowledge.
• EMR System: Epic electronic health record.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement: Minimum 4 years of dedicated acute care hospital CST experience preferred (hard stop to pass; candidates with 3–4 years may be screened).
• Multi-Specialty Hard Stop: Must possess direct, independent scrub experience in all five core service lines: Bariatrics, Vascular, Thoracic, Ortho, and Neuro.
• Traveler Status (Strict Hard Stop): Prior travel experience is required (no first-time travelers accepted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal:
  • National Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential via NBSTSA strictly required (exemption applies only to techs who worked in NY State prior to 2015).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
• Licensure / State Mandate: NY State Surgical Technologist compliance/registration prior to start.
• EMR Competency: Hands-on Epic EHR experience is a hard requirement.

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