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

Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech

Location

Charleston, South Carolina

Job Type

Travel/Contract

Specialty

Surgical Services

Shift

• Day shift, 3x12 hours
• 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• Holiday rotation

Schedule Requirements

• 1 weekend shift per 4-week schedule period
• Up to 4 call shifts per 4-week schedule period
• Floating within scope may be required to meet facility needs

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist (2 years of experience)
• Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• NBSTSA
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Radiation badge required and must be provided by the agency
• First-time travelers accepted

Preferred Experience

• Neuro cases, including spines/crani
• ENT cases, including flaps
• Robotics cases, including DaVinci Xi

Case Mix

• Ortho: total joints, spine, trauma
• Neuro: crani, spine
• ENT: flaps
• Robotics
• Transplants/procurements
• Trauma/burns
• GU/GYN

Facility Notes

• Level I trauma center
• Teaching facility
• Magnet hospital
• 21 operating rooms
• Scrub color provided

Compliance / Pre-Start Items

• EPIC charting
• 2 clinical references
• Resume/application with complete work history and no unaccounted gaps
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit
• Annual background check
• Education verification
• Fit test within 90 days of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Tdap within 10 years of start or declination
• TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days of start
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunization documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption during flu season
• COVID vaccination documentation preferred; declination accepted if not vaccinated
• Physical exam
• Color blind testing
• Competency exam
• Orientation modules must be completed before start
• Passport-style badge photo required before start

Additional Notes

• Local candidates are accepted within a 60-mile radius
• First-timers are accepted
• Hurricane season runs June through November, and travelers may be assigned to emergency response teams during that time