Certified Surgical Technologist

Rochester Regional Health System•Rochester, NY

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Technologist will work at 1555 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626, for a six-week assignment. The schedule is a day shift consisting of four 10-hour shifts per week, totaling 40 hours. The facility provides scrubs and uses Epic; Epic experience is preferred. The role supports 12 specialties and requires participation in six call shifts per eight-week contract, including weekends and holidays. First-time travelers and local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live more than 75 miles from the facility. Candidates must pass a skills assessment in bariatrics, vascular, thoracic, orthopedics, and neurology. A CST certification is generally required, with an exception for travelers who worked as a tech in New York before 2015.

Requirements

CST certification; exception applies if the traveler worked as a tech in New York before 2015.
Four years of experience; candidates with three to four years may be screened.
Pass a skills assessment in bariatrics, vascular, thoracic, orthopedics, and neurology.
Experience with the listed procedures and skills across the relevant specialties.
Must live more than 75 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted.
First-time travelers are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Epic EMR experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide surgical technology support across 12 specialties.
Apply required skills in bariatric and general surgery procedures, including gastric bypass or sleeve, lap band, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, and hernia repair.
Support vascular procedures, including AAA repair, carotid angioplasty or endarterectomy, EVAR, and fem-pop bypass.
Support thoracic and ENT procedures, including mediastinoscopy, VATS, direct laryngoscopy, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy, and tracheostomy.
Support gynecological procedures, including colporrhaphy, tubal ligation, cervical cerclage, D&C, and laparoscopic GYN procedures.
Support neuro and spine procedures, including craniotomy, VP shunt, laminectomy or discectomy, cervical or lumbar fusion, and XLIF.
Support orthopedic procedures, including carpal tunnel release, fracture reduction, total hip or knee replacement, bunionectomy, and metatarsal surgery.
Support plastics and robotic procedures, including TRAM flap reconstruction, colorectal robotic surgery, and Da Vinci Xi procedures.
Support urology procedures, including cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, TURP, lithotripsy, and ureteroscopy.
Perform sterilization and decontamination tasks and follow aseptic technique, sharps safety, specimen-handling, and Universal Protocol/time-out procedures.
Participate in six call shifts per eight-week contract, including weekends and holidays.