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

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Job Overview

• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Location: Charleston, South Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours, 6:30 AM–5:00 PM
• Weekend requirement: 1 weekend per 4-week schedule period
• Call requirement: Up to 4 call shifts per month and 1 weekend shift per 4-week scheduling period
• Floating: Required within scope to meet facility needs, including between like units/sister facilities
• First-timers accepted: Yes
• Local candidates: Accepted within 60 miles, case-by-case
• Block scheduling: Requires manager approval and depends on unit needs

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist with 2 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• NBSTSA certification
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Radiation badge required; must be provided by the agency
• Level I trauma experience/setting required
• South Carolina license verification required, as applicable to the role

Preferred Experience

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

Common Case Types

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

Worksite Notes

• Scrub color provided
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking requires a permit and a $20 registration fee for a hang tag; additional parking fees may apply outside the designated garage
• Travelers may be assigned to emergency response teams during hurricane season

Compliance / Pre-Start Items

• 2 clinical references
• Resume/application with all PTO, contract assignments, agency names, and no unaccounted gaps
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Annual background check covering all locations lived/worked for the past 7 years
• Education verification required
• Physical exam
• Fit test within 90 days of start, then annually
• 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days of start
• Tdap within 10 years of start or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B documentation
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption during flu season
• COVID vaccination documentation preferred; declination accepted if not provided
• Orientation modules must be completed before start
• Photo for badge required before start
• State exclusion list required
• Work eligibility and identity documents required

Additional Notes

• Radiation exposure badge process must be completed before the traveler can start on the floor
• All required documents and modules must be completed before orientation
• Facility is a Level I Trauma Center, teaching facility, and Magnet hospital