Certified Surgical Technologist
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

Location: Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Dates: 11/7, 11/16, 11/30 Schedule: Day shift, 5x8 hours (9:00 AM to 5:30 PM), 40 hours/week

Role Details

• Specialties: ENT, Eye, Plastic, Podiatry, Ortho, Spine, Neuro, General, OB/GYN, Urology
• Team structure: No set teams by specialty. Everyone works in all areas.
• Robotics: 3 da Vinci Xi robots on site. Used across General, Colorectal, Urology, and OB/GYN.
• Heavy orthopedic procedures: Total joints, sports medicine, spine, neuro
• Call: Rotation with 2 call teams during the week and 1 on weekends, about 1 weekend every 3 to 4 weeks. If a regular time off (RTO) day falls on a call day, the employee must find coverage.

Requirements

• Certified Surgical Technologist with 2 years of experience, including recent Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• NBSTSA
• BLS issued by American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or RQI
• Experienced in robotic surgery with the da Vinci Xi robot
• Competency exam as applicable to profession/specialty; skills checklist completed annually
• Background checks:

  • 7-year background check within 1 year of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, or attended school, nationwide search, and sex offender search.
  • Wisconsin caregiver search results within 90 days of start (agency must run search)
• Health documents:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start; not updated annually
  • TB: QGold within 1 year of start. TSpot/PPD not accepted. Negative chest X-ray must be within 60 days of start.
  • Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines (28 days apart if titer is low/equivocal)
  • Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
  • 10-panel drug screen with expanded opiates within 14 days of start. Instant screens not accepted. Not updated annually. A positive marijuana test is not a disqualifier.
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (October to March). Working candidates must submit by 11/30.
• Onboarding: Badge photo (facing camera, no filters, no visible piercings, no hats or scrub hats, passport-style from shoulders up); signed confidentiality statement before start

Eligibility

• 1st-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted