Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech
Rochester, New York
Unity Hospital

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Rochester, New York
• Evening shift: 4x10 hours, 13:00–23:30
• 40 hours per week
• Contract length: 8 weeks
• Scubs provided
• Call required: 6 shifts per 8-week block, including weekends and holidays
• Weekend shifts: 6 shifts per 8-week block, including weekends and holidays
• Locals not accepted; must live more than 75 miles from the facility
• Unit accepts first-time travelers: No

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 3 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience with Epic
• Government-issued photo ID
• 7-year criminal background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM screening
• HHS/OIG screening
• Education verification
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgement
• State license verification
• Color blind testing
• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Work history verification
• 2 references within 3 years of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask within 1 year of start
• Negative TB or chest X-ray within 1 year of start
• TB questionnaire in lieu of annual TB test renewal
• Rubeola immunity or vaccination documentation
• Mumps immunity or vaccination documentation
• Rubella immunity or vaccination documentation
• Hepatitis B immunity, completed series, or declination
• Varicella immunity, vaccination, history, or declination
• Drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or signed declination during flu season
• Snellen eye exam within 1 year of start
• New York sex offender registry search results
• New York State Medicaid exclusion list

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience
• Epic familiarity

Skills / Case Experience

• General OR
• Gastric bypass
• Gastric sleeve
• Lap band
• Laparoscopic-assisted cases
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Carotid angioplasty
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Endovascular aneurysm repair
• Femoral popliteal bypass graft
• Direct laryngoscopy
• Radical neck dissection
• Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
• Tracheostomy
• Appendectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Colon resection, open/LAP
• Hernia repair, inguinal/umbilical
• Mastectomy
• Thyroidectomy, partial/total
• Anterior/posterior repair (colporrhaphy)
• Bilateral tubal ligation
• Cervical cerclage
• Dilation & curettage
• Laparoscopic-assisted gynecological procedures
• Anterior cervical fusion
• Cervical fusions
• Craniotomy
• Insertion of VP shunt
• Laminectomy/discectomy
• Lumbar fusion
• XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
• Carpal tunnel release
• Closed/open reduction of fractures
• Spinal fusion
• Total hip replacement
• Total knee replacement
• Mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction
• Bunionectomy
• Hallux vagus arthroplasty/arthrodesis
• Metatarsal surgery
• Colorectal robotic surgery
• Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
• Mediastinoscopy
• VATS
• Cystoscopy
• Nephrectomy
• Prostatectomy
• Transurethral resection of the prostate
• Lithotripsy/Ultrasonic Lithotripsy/ESWL
• Ureteroscopy
• Knowledge of decontamination and sterilization process and indicators
• Aseptic technique
• Management/lead experience
• Sharps safety
• Specimen handling/labeling
• Universal Protocol (Time out) procedure