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OR Surgical Technologist
Salem, Massachusetts
NSMC Salem Hospital

$2,081-2,379/week
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OR Surgical Tech - Days

  • Location: Salem, Massachusetts
  • Specialty: Certified Surgical Technician
  • Employment type: LTA
  • Contract length: 13 weeks
  • Hours: 40 hours per week, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM (days)
  • Unit: Operating Room – Surg Tech
  • Unit description: Level II Trauma; complex community setting
  • Bed count: 15
  • Census: Approximately 30-40 patients per day
  • Clinician-to-patient ratio: 1:1
  • Patient population: Pediatric, Adult & Geriatric
  • Charting system: EPIC
  • Floating: Not required

Schedule and Call

  • 1-2 weekend rotations per 4-week schedule, working 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM with call from 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM (one weekend in every 4 weeks)
  • 1-2 evening rotations per 4-week cycle, 1:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  • 2-3 weekday calls per 4-week schedule
  • Surg Techs are expected to take weekend and weekday evening call
  • No night call
  • No cardiac monitoring; no EKG or telemetry required

Required Qualifications

  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, CHSF, or Military

Health and Safety Requirements

  • N95 fit test: Completed within 365 days of start date and updated annually. Must be done on the N95 Respirator Fit Test Record Form. No onsite fit testing, and no religious or medical exemptions.
  • Respirator Medical Clearance (RMC) attestation: Completed before fit testing and attached to the fit test record form. Updated if medical status changes.
  • MMR: Documentation of two measles, two mumps, and one rubella vaccine, or two MMR vaccines; or proof of immunity by blood test. Vaccination is required if the titer shows the person is not immune or has low immunity.
  • Influenza vaccine: Effective 10/4/2026 for new travelers; due by 11/13/2026 for travelers on assignment. No exemptions or waivers. Pharmacy- or provider-administered FluMist is accepted; self-administered FluMist is not.
  • TB test: Skin test or negative QuantiFERON or T-spot within 3 months of start date, updated after a break of more than 6 months. If the TB test is positive, a chest X-ray showing no active TB is required (optional, not required for onboarding).
  • Health statement: Physician statement signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA within 365 days of start date, updated after a break of more than 6 months.

Background and Compliance Checks

  • Criminal background check within 45 days before start date, covering counties resided, employed, or attended school in the last 7 years; international residence or travel over 30 consecutive days in the last 7 years must be included
  • Massachusetts CORI, run within 30 days before start date, with an attestation uploaded
  • SSN trace covering the past 7 years
  • Education verification of highest level achieved and any required certification (not required for CNA positions)
  • National sex offender check within 30 days of start, updated annually
  • Exclusion checks (OIG, GSA, MassHealth, and NH Medicaid) within 30 days of start, updated annually, with an attestation uploaded

Application Submission

  • Resume covering the past 7 years, with city and state for all work and education
  • 2 references within the past 4 years, including at least 1 supervisor or above
  • Skills checklist completed within the past year
  • Candidate submission coversheet (current version from the document library)

Onboarding

  • Confirmation of Assignment/POI form, required at acceptance and updated if the start date changes
  • Vendor management system attestation, completed after registration

Optional Documents

  • Name change documentation, if credentials do not match the current legal name
  • TB symptom survey, if the PPD test is positive

Facility

NSMC Salem Hospital

4.2rating(55 reviews)

3 nurses recommend working with NSMC Salem Hospital

Anonymous
Anonymous
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Allied Health Professional)
3.0rating

Pros

They pay you? Athena was a fantastic front desk employee. She was always helpful and polite and respectful.

Cons

When I was groped at work by a fellow coworker, I told management. From my perspective she was not reprimanded. She had a day or two off , and semi-apologized privately (it also seemed insincere). I was still forced to work with her throughout the rest of the time I was contracted there. When a majority of the staff abandoned me and a new hire got the end of the day, we were managed by an equal from another department on another floor. That technologist walked in and made assumptions; created havoc and reported falsehoods. Management had a departmental meeting the very next afternoon and stuck with the false accusations which were shown to be inaccurate and untrue by time-stamped Epic charting. I would talk about training, but does 30 minutes of showing how to do something with no explanation count? -No it does not. I was verbally accosted by a per diem technologist in front of a patient, and I was told I was wrong for doing my job. I was also told that I was pre-labeled as a liar by the per diem before I got into the department. Would I recommend working here- only if you’re a strong-charactered woman who has befriended the queen bees before interviewing- maybe.

Review of NSMC Salem Hospital on Oct 18, 2026
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NSMC Salem Hospital
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  • Short Term Acute Care
  • 268 beds
ADDRESS81 Highland AvenueSalem, MA 01970
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Salem, MA

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Best known for the witch trials that took place in 1692, Salem is sure to bewitch you with its seaside charm, its maritime history and spellbinding beauty. Follow the Red Line along the sidewalks to navigate your journey through historic sites, including the Witch Trial Memorial, the Old Burying Point Cemetery and more. Discover serenity by the sea on the beaches of Salem Willows. The Bewitched statue, the Witch Museum and the Witch Dungeon conjure up diverse takes on witchery through history.

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