Travel Surgical Technologist - $2,047 per week

  • Seattle
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
    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