Surgical Tech

Certified Surgical Technologist — Operating Room

Rochester, NY | 13-Week Contract | Mid Shift: 4x10-Hour (13:00–23:30)

This busy OR operates across multiple service lines with a daily caseload of 40–60 cases. The surgical team covers a broad spectrum of procedures, and candidates must bring strong, versatile scrub experience.

Required Certification: CST (NBSTSA required; CST not required for techs with documented NY OR experience prior to 2015)

Required Clinical Skills include:

• Bariatric surgery: gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band
• Vascular: aortic/abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), carotid endarterectomy, carotid angioplasty, femoral-popliteal bypass
• ENT: direct laryngoscopy, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, tracheostomy
• General surgery: appendectomy, cholecystectomy, open/laparoscopic colon resection, hernia repair, mastectomy, thyroidectomy
• Gynecology: colporrhaphy, bilateral tubal ligation, cervical cerclage, D&C, laparoscopic gyn procedures
• Neuro/spine: craniotomy, VP shunt, laminectomy/discectomy, cervical and lumbar fusion, XLIF
• Orthopedics: total hip and knee replacement, closed/open fracture reduction, spinal fusion
• Robotic surgery: colorectal and urological cases using robotic-assisted platform
• Thoracic: VATS, mediastinoscopy
• Urology: cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, TURP, ureteroscopy, lithotripsy
• Aseptic technique, sterilization/decontamination, specimen handling, universal protocol, sharps safety

Additional Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of OR scrub experience; prior travel experience required
• New York state license required and must be in hand at time of submission
• Electronic charting experience required
• Float expected across service lines
• On-call obligation: 6 shifts per 8-week block, including weekends and holidays
• Candidates within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible
• No pre-approved time off
• Scrubs provided