Job Title
Certified Surgical Technician (CST) – Operating Room, Days
Location
Carlsbad, NM | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Days, 4x10-hour shifts (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM) | On-call required
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare the operating room including the sterile field, surgical equipment, supplies, and solutions prior to each procedure
- Pass instruments, fluids, and supplies to the surgeon throughout the duration of surgical procedures
- Simultaneously manage the sterile field and surgical specimens during operations
- Perform counts of sponges and supplies to prevent foreign retained objects
- Participate in on-call coverage, including a minimum of one weekday per week and a weekend rotation (weekday on-call: 3:30 PM – 7:00 AM; weekend on-call: 7:00 AM – 7:00 AM)
- Support a high-volume surgical department performing approximately 250–300 procedures per month across 6 operating rooms
Required Qualifications
- Active Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), obtained via a CAAHEP-accredited or equivalent programmatically-accredited surgical technology program
- BLS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of surgical technologist experience
- Experience with general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, urology, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and robotic (da Vinci) procedures required
- Adult and pediatric surgical experience required
- Fingerprinting is required for all travelers working in New Mexico — submitting agencies must be registered with the State of New Mexico, as the fingerprint process may take several weeks
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Familiarity with MedHost (Inpatient) and/or PICIS (OR) EMR systems
- Experience working in a facility with a 1:1 patient ratio in the OR setting
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume surgical environment
Why Join Us
- Hospital scrubs are provided, reducing out-of-pocket costs for travelers
- Opportunity to gain broad surgical experience across multiple specialties in a well-equipped facility with 6 operating rooms