Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)
Charleston, South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina - University Hospital

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Overview

• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours, 6:30 AM–7:00 PM
• Schedule: Saturday/Sunday plus 1 weekday
• Call: None
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Float scope: May float within scope to meet facility needs and between like units/sister facilities
• First-timers accepted: Yes
• Local candidates: Accepted within 60 miles, case-by-case
• Guaranteed hours: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks

Unit / Setting

• Main Operating Room in a level-one academic trauma center
• 21 OR suites
• Covers Trauma, Transplant, Ortho, Neuro, ENT, GU-GYN, and Robotics cases
• Busy, nurse-driven, Magnet-designated department

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist with 2 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• NBSTSA certification
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• South Carolina license verification
• Radiation badge required; must be provided by agency

Preferred

• Neuro cases, including spines/crani
• ENT flaps
• Robotics cases, including Davinci Xi

Common Cases

• Ortho: total joints, spine, trauma
• Neuro: crani, spine
• ENT: flaps
• Robotics
• Transplants/Procurements
• Trauma/Burns
• GU/GYN

Additional Notes

• Scrub color provided
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking requires a permit and a $20 registration fee for a hang tag
• Hurricane season runs June through November, and staff may be assigned to emergency response teams during that time