Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)
Rochester, New York
Unity Hospital

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Surgical Services
• Location: Rochester, New York
• Shift: Evening, 5x8 hours, 15:00–23:00
• Hours per week: 40
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Scubs provided

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 3 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Must be more than 75 miles from the facility
• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Call required: 6 shifts for each 8-week block, including weekends and holidays
• Experience in the general operating room (OR)
• Experience with robotic surgery
• Experience with the da Vinci surgical robot
• Experience with cardiovascular (CV) surgery
• Experience with aortic aneurysm repair and endovascular aneurysm repair
• Experience with carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty
• Experience with femoral popliteal bypass graft
• Experience with gastric bypass and gastric sleeve procedures
• Experience with laparoscopic assisted cases
• Experience with orthospine surgery
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience preferred
• Epic preferred

Clinical Skills / Experience

• General OR
• Gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band
• Laparoscopic assisted cases and procedures
• Aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, endovascular aneurysm repair
• Carotid angioplasty, carotid endarterectomy
• Femoral popliteal bypass graft
• Direct laryngoscopy
• Radical neck dissection
• Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
• Tracheostomy
• Appendectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Colon resection, open/LAP
• Hernia repair, inguinal/umbilical
• Mastectomy, including tram flap reconstruction
• Thyroidectomy, partial/total
• Anterior/posterior repair (colporrhaphy)
• Bilateral tubal ligation
• Cervical cerclage
• Dilation & curettage
• Gynecological laparoscopic assisted 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
• 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