Travel Surgical Technologist - $2,047 per week

Company: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS certification required
• Registration with Washington State, CST- national cert not required
  • Job Details
  • OR Tech needed for 13-week contract at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA
    • Job Requirements
    • WA State license required at time of submittal
    • BLS certification required (CST- national cert not required- must be registered with Washington State)
    • Graduate of an accredited school
    • Scrubbing- one year of experience
    • First time travelers okay
    • ENT (FESS (sinus), septoplasty, cochlear implant, tympanoplasty, laryngoscopy in addition to soft tissue - thyroid/parathyroid)
    • Davinci XI experience required (Gyn, Uro, General)
      • Schedule Information
      • 4-10 hour shifts, variable days and start times Mon-Friday
      • Start times: 0630,0900 or 1100
      • Consistent start time for the same week
      • Later start times on Tuesdays and Fridays for in services and team meetings
      • 1 Call total (weeknight or weekend) per 4 week schedule
      • Weekday call: end of shift until 7am next morning
      • Weekend call: 24 hours (7am to 7am) rotated between staff and travelers
      • Call response time: 30 Minutes
      • Weekend call is 24 hours (7am to 7am) and is rotated between staff and travelers
      • Call room is available
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: OR Tech
        • Common cases: GYN/Uro/Vascular/Plastic/Ortho (total hips/knees)/Neuro/Cardiovascular/Thoracic/General (Breast/HPB/Bariatric)/Sports Med (Hand/Podiatry)/Kidney (or kidney/pancreatic) transplants, ENT services, and Robot-Davinci Xi procedures
        • 16 total different service lines
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Teal - Scrubs provided
        • Unit/Department specific orientation: HR and OR leadership- Scavenger hunt- 2 days with a surgical tech
          • Additional Details
          • Medical Solutions auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - option to re-add
          • 22 Suites, with the capability to go to 26 on 3 different floors
          • Average of 50-65 cases per day
          • No self-scheduling; start times kept consistent for the same week
          • Physicians and team are very helpful and willing to teach
          • Travelers tend to extend as long as they can

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