Certified Surgical Technologist
Carmel, Indiana
1750-IN St Vincent Carmel

CST 0630-1700 (Certified Surgical Technician)

• Location: Carmel, Indiana
• Employment type: Long-term assignment (LTA)
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 06:30 - 17:00, with a rotating day off
• Call: No call requirement, but the team welcomes help covering call gaps.
• Specialties: Spine, robotics, orthopedics, plastics, general surgery, bariatrics, and pediatric dental. The traveler rotates through all specialties based on the day's needs.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist with at least 2 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Valid driver's license
• Specialty exam, completed before the first assignment and updated every 3 years. Minimum score of 80% or the national benchmark passing score. Two attempts allowed.
• Core competencies covering HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, and OSHA topics, completed within one year of start and updated every 3 years. Minimum score of 80% or the national benchmark passing score. Two attempts allowed.
• Surgical technologist contract worker onboarding attestation modules, completed before clearance. The agency uploads the completion form with the traveler's signature and date.
• Skills checklist (clinical only), completed within one year of start and updated annually.
• Current license with primary source verification completed within 30 days before the start of the assignment.
• Disciplinary-action questionnaire, uploaded with board documents and verification, if applicable.
• MMR: documented proof of two MMR vaccines or a positive IgG titer. Declinations are not accepted. If the titer is negative, two MMR doses are given four weeks apart.
• Varicella: documented proof of two vaccines, serological immunity, or a provider-verified history of varicella or herpes zoster. If negative, two doses are given four weeks apart. Declinations are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: documentation of the 3-vaccine series, or a signed and dated declination.
• Influenza vaccine: flu season runs October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Exemptions and declinations are accepted, but the traveler must wear a mask at all times.
• TB screening: a 2-step PPD or IGRA. The first PPD must be within 1 year and the second within 30 days of start, or a negative IGRA within 90 days of start. A positive result requires a chest X-ray within the last year along with a TB questionnaire. The TB questionnaire must be updated annually.
• Tdap: valid for 10 years from the administration date. No declinations or attestations accepted.
• Health statement, or a physical exam before the first assignment, updated annually.
• Fit test, required for all travelers. Preferably completed before start, but it can be done onsite. PAPR fit tests are not completed onsite. WI and MI require 3M 1860 Regular, 3M 1860 Small, or 3M 1870+. Updated annually.
• 11-panel drug screen within 30 days before the first assignment, updated annually. Includes MRO review for prescriptions or negative-dilute results.
• Resume or profile
• Two professional references, completed before the first assignment
• Criminal background check, including SSN trace, OIG search, and National Sex Offender search, completed within 90 days of the first assignment and updated yearly
• EPLS check, run within 90 days of start
• Education verification, completed within 90 days of start. Diplomas are not accepted.
• Employment verification for the past seven years, updated yearly. Must match the resume or profile.
• Confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead, provided at the initial assignment and updated with each extension.
• Driver's license or state ID, not expired, showing the front and back, and matching the address on file. If the placement is in a state other than the home state, the license address must match the home state of the compact license.
• Badge photo: forward-facing headshot on a white or blue background with no alterations or filters.

Optional

• Name change documentation, if applicable