Certified Surgical Technologist
Portland, Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Specialty: Surgical Services Location: Portland, Oregon Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Role: Scrub tech (must scrub)

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (6:45 to 23:15)

  • Shift 1: 0645-1915
  • Shift 2: 1045-2315
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekends: Required (variable)
• Floating: Yes
• On call: Yes

Unit and Patient Population

• Unit: South Operating Room (Main OR), a large 25-bed OR
• Patients: Primarily adult inpatient, with a small volume of outpatient procedures
• Procedure types: Cardiac/Thoracic, General Surgery/Minimally Invasive/Colorectal/Bariatric, Gynecology, Oral Maxillofacial, Neuro/Neuro Spine, Orthopedic/Orthopedic Spine, Otolaryngology, Plastics, Transplant, Urology, Vascular, Robotic (Urology/GYN/Oral), and Trauma
• Pediatrics: Surgical procedures on patients under 18 are also performed.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist with 2 years of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, which must be an AHA Provider card (traditional AHA or HeartCode Complete). Instructor certification, annual RQI AHA, and certificates of completion pending e-cards are not acceptable.
• NCCT or NBSTSA certification
• Experience with Epic

Compliance and Onboarding Requirements

Background and screening

• Background check within 6 months of start, including education verification, work history verification, and sex offender search. Verifications must be complete before the traveler can start, and pending or placeholder searches are not accepted.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed no more than 30 days before start
• International background searches are required if the candidate has lived, worked, or volunteered internationally for more than 90 days.
• Open court cases are not permitted.
• Employment application listing at least 7 years of work history, including city and state for each position

Drug screen

• Negative 10-panel drug screen that lists methamphetamines, completed within 3 months before start
• Must be lab-based and processed through a SAMHSA-certified lab
• A new screen is required after a 60+ day gap between assignments.

References

• Two manager or supervisor references from employers within the last 24 months, clearly indicating direct supervision
• Charge RN references are not acceptable unless the Charge RN directly supervised the traveler.
• If a second 24-month reference cannot be obtained, a reference dated within 3–5 years of start may be accepted with documented reasoning.

Health and immunizations

• TB: Negative 2-step PPD, TSPOT, or QGOLD within 12 months of start, plus a TB questionnaire. The source states a TB questionnaire is required for all candidates.
• Tdap within 10 years, or a signed declination
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and varicella: immune titer, 2 vaccines, or a signed declination. Low or negative titers require 2 boosters.
• Hepatitis B: full vaccine series, immune titer, or signed declination. Three documented doses are accepted.
• Flu vaccine for the 2026-27 season: deadline 12/15/2026. Vaccine or signed declination is acceptable.
• Fit testing within 1 year before start, which must be completed through the agency. Approved N95 masks are listed in the source (e.g., N95 Halyard "Duckbill," N95 Gerson 1730 Universal, North 7700, 3M 1870+ Universal).

Competencies and training

• Competency exam with a score of 85% or higher
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam
• Skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Online training modules to be completed before start to receive a badge on day one: Information Privacy and Security Essentials (30 min), Integrity Foundations (25 min), and Harassment Prevention Fundamentals
• ACLS, PALS, and NRP (AHA/AAP only) are listed as certifications in the source.

Documents to sign

• Professional appearance policy, reviewed and signed before start
• Job description, signed before start
• Coronavirus protocol attestation
• Vaccine declination/waiver form, if declining vaccines
• Criminal history statement, only if a conviction appears on the background check

Availability

• The candidate must be fully available for compliance needs until the start date.