Travel First Assist Technician - $2,447 per week

Voca Healthcare; Winona (MN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

401k retirement plan

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Guaranteed Hours

Job summary

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel First Assist Technician for a travel job in Winona, Minnesota. The position requires CST certification and at least three years of CST experience, with comfort transitioning between scrubbing and assisting across general, orthopedic, plastics, and related surgeries.

The assignment is 13 weeks long, 40 hours per week, with 8-hour day shifts and on-call rotations in the OR (CSFA). Travel and benefits are provided by Voca Healthcare.

Qualifications

• Must have 3 years of CST experience.
• General and Orthopedic experience, specifically total joints.
• Plastics experience preferred.
• Trauma Level 3 & 4 or Critical Access Hospital experience.
• Must be certified CST (BLS required).

Responsibilities

• Scrub for the OR; perform scrub and pass instruments.
• Assist in general, orthopedic, plastics, podiatry, ophthalmology, OB/GYN cases as needed.
• Rotate between scrubbing and assisting; flexible for on-call and late shifts.

Skills

Surgical scrubbing

OR assistance

General surgery

Orthopedic surgery

Plastics experience

Total joints experience

Education

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

NBSTSA CST preferred

Job description

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel First Assist Technician for a travel job in Winona, Minnesota.

Job Description & Requirements

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel First Assist Technician for a travel job in Winona, Minnesota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: First Assist Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Department: OR | CSFA

- # Suites: 7- Average # of cases per day : 5-25

- Required Certifications: BLS, Graduate of any accredited surgical technologist program (must be certified). Prefer NBSTSA- CST.

- Common Cases: General surgery, orthopedic/sports medicine, plastics and cosmetics, podiatry, cataracts/Eye Procedures, OB/GYN/Women's Health (non-cancer related).

Prefer someone comfortable transitioning between scrubbing and assisting.- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 3 years of CST experience. Must have General and Ortho- specifically total joints. Prefer Plastics experience. Must have experience in similar size facilities Trauma Level 3 & 4, &/or Critically Access Hospitals.

Scrub for the OR- Shifts & Scheduling: 5- 8 Hr Shifts/Wk, 0645-1515, late stay rotations and on-call rotations, block scheduling; Scheduling is done by the manager, travelers are asked to be flexible and help to fill gaps in permanent scheduling.-

Weeknight/Call Requirements: on-call, late stay rotations, 1-2x/wk. Typically M-F, 15.5 hrs of weeknights call.- Weekend/Call Requirements: on- call, 1-2x per month, 24 hr call shifts from Sat 0645-0645, Sun 0645-0645

- What is call response time: 30 minutes.- Floating Requirements: May be asked to float into OR scrub role PAA/PACU, sterile processing, for helping hands. - Scrub Color/Dress Code: provided at facility (cannot be worn outside), please arrive presentable to facility

About Voca Healthcare

As a Voca Traveller, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care isin high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours