Neurosurgery OR Certified Surgical Technologist
Portland, Maine
Maine Medical Center Bramhall

Job Opportunity: CST/ORT

Location

• Portland, Maine

Position Type

• Travel assignment
• Contract length: 26 weeks

Specialty

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) in Operating Room (ORT)
• Neurosurgery experience required

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience scrubbing neuro cases
• Level I trauma center experience required
• Competency with:

  • Stryker instruments
  • Airo CT navigation
  • O-arm navigation
  • Complex spine deformity cases
  • Brain surgery including MVM and brain aneurysm

Call Requirements

• Neuro call expected between 50-150 hours during an 8-week block
• One overnight trauma call per week (11pm-7am)
• Call scheduling follows specialty team rules (Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Neuro, Ortho)

Work Schedule

• Day shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Preferred weekly hours: 48 (minimum acceptable: 36)
• Weekend hours: 36 per 8-week period, typically 1:4 weekends on 12-hour shifts

Unit Information

• Operating Room with 26 beds
• Patient ratio: 1:1
• Equipment used: Storz, Stryker, Olympus, Intuitive Robot
• Electronic Medical Record system: Epic

Required Certifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Requirements/Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 3 years of experience
• Experience working as a Certified Surgical Technologist within the last year
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients

Preferred Skills/Experience

• General surgery
• GU/GYN
• Orthopedic trauma and joints
• Neurosurgery
• ENT
• Pediatrics
• Plastics
• Dental
• Endovascular procedures

Personality Fit

• Flexible
• Accountable
• Timely
• Team player

Dress Code

• Teal scrubs issued by the hospital

Note: Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.