Surgical Technologist
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

OR Tech / Surgical Tech

• Location: Columbus, Ohio
• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Day/evening rotating, combining 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts for 40 hours/week
• Shifts fall between 06:30 and 23:00; a 4x10 schedule is not guaranteed
• Call and weekend coverage as needed
• Patient ratios: not applicable

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 3 years of experience
• Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Neurosurgery patients
• Experience working with Thoracic patients
• Experience working with Plastics patients
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Ability to scrub
• Ability to circulate
• Experience with robotic surgery
• Experience with ENT/Plastics flap and microvascular procedures
• Experience with endoscopic procedures (bronchoscopy, EGD, EBUS, laparoscopy)
• Experience with neuro craniotomy and skull base procedures (including EEA)
• Experience with Epic

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care during the day/evening rotating schedule
• Assist with circulating and scrubbing as needed
• Maintain accurate patient records
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to support optimal patient outcomes
• Scrub the services listed above, plus surgical oncology, colorectal, urology, GYN oncology, and orthopedics

Certifications, Licensing, and Competencies

• State license verification required within 30 days of start
• National tech certification not required for Surgical Technologists
• Variable schedule attestation required for all OR staff, including OR Techs and CSTs/Surgical Techs
• Unit-specific competency exam required
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required annually

Health Requirements

• Physical exam documenting good health and freedom from contagious disease, within 1 year of start
• Negative PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or a TB questionnaire in lieu of annual renewal
• Tdap given after age 11/12 (TD, DTaP, and declinations not accepted); does not need to be within 10 years
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer for each
• Hepatitis B: titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination also accepted)
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer (shingles vaccine not accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31); declining requires wearing a mask at all times; contract candidates cannot receive the flu vaccine onsite; documentation due by 11/30
• COVID vaccination not required but recommended
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start; cannot start with a drug screen pending
• Annual N95 fit test required for OR Techs on contract starts dated 7/13/2026 and later; a copy of a fit test valid for the full assignment is needed, or an onsite fit test is completed in the first week

Background and Screening

• 7-year criminal background check completed within 90 days of start
• State (BCI) and FBI fingerprinting completed within 1 year of start
• Monthly exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG)

Onboarding and Documents

• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Emergency contact form
• Two professional references: at least one from a manager, director, or formal leader, with a charge RN acceptable for the second; no coworker references
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate, provided before start and updated annually
• Fraud, waste, abuse, and compliance reporting form
• Ethics and compliance policies, acknowledged annually
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy, reviewed and signed