Travel Surgical Technologist - $2,558 per week

Company: UW Health University Hospital
Location: Madison
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Licensure and Certification: BLS must be certified through American Heart Association ONLY.
  • Job Details
  • The Surgical Technologist prepares the Operating Room prior to surgery, promotes the safety of the patient during surgery, provides assistance to the surgeon during surgery, cares for the patient during surgery and cares for the instruments and supplies used in surgery.
  • The Surgical Technologist functions to promote the safety of the patient as a member of the surgical team.
  • The incumbent possesses knowledge and skills required to assist in effectively caring for patients of all age groups (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
    • Job Requirements
    • Facility Requirement: Traveler must have permanent address outside 50-mile radius of Madison.
    • Experience: Minimum two years of scrub experience or equivalent relevant experience required.
    • Cardiothoracic experience required - heart and lung transplant.
    • Traveler must have experience in an Academic Level 1 - Trauma center or similar size hospital.
    • Prior traveler experience highly preferred.
    • Education: Successfully completed a surgical technologist program or two years' experience in Surgical Technologist role may be considered in lieu of completion of program.
    • References: Needs 2 references from recent work environment/assignments (from supervisor or manager only and for work performed in the last two years).
      • Schedule Information
      • Floating: Travelers are the first to float to floors working with children up to 1 year of age and/or based on the traveler's competency skills/experience.
      • The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units, depending on the current staffing needs and/or different locations within the organization.
      • During the traveler's assignment, if the primary unit no longer has a need, shifts will be re-assigned to another unit in order to complete contract.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Traveler must meet all minimum requirements to be considered.
        • Do not submit traveler who have or will have expiring licenses and/or certifications during the time frame of the entire assignment.
        • Only submit a traveler who can work the schedule in posting and is interested in the unit.
          • Additional Details
          • UW Health is moving away from using outdated file formats for Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
          • Profiles will need to be submitted in the following format: .docx, .xlsx and .pptx file types.

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