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

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Charleston, South Carolina
• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours, 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• No weekends
• No on-call
• 13-week contract
• 40 hours per week
• May float within perioperative services as needed
• Block scheduling may be accommodated at manager’s discretion
• First-time travelers are not accepted
• Local candidates are accepted within 60 miles

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist with 2 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• NBSTSA
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• South Carolina license verification required
• Radiation badge required
• May be required to precept a care team member in the operating room

Preferred Experience

• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• ENT
• Gynecology
• Genitourinary
• Endocrine
• Surgical oncology

Compliance / Pre-Start Requirements

• Proof of 2 clinical references
• Complete application and resume
• 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, updated annually
• Fit test within 90 days before start, then annually
• Tdap within 10 years of start or declination
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days of start
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Drug screen within 90 days of start
• Color blind testing before start
• Competency exam
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• South Carolina state exclusion list

Additional Notes

• All requested time off must be submitted at the time of application
• Travelers may be called off for up to 10 hours per 2-week period
• During hurricane season, staff may be assigned to emergency response teams