Travel Surgical Tech in Vail, CO

Key Responsibilities Assist during surgical procedures by ensuring and maintaining the integrity of a sterile surgical field and providing instrumentation as needed to the surgical team. Maintain, inspect, and verify all items for proper packaging, processing, seal integrity, sterile indicators, and expiration dates to ensure a safe operative environment.

Job Title

Surgical Technologist

Location

Vail, CO | Operating Room

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 3x12-hour shifts

Key Responsibilities

• Assist during surgical procedures by ensuring and maintaining the integrity of a sterile surgical field and providing instrumentation as needed to the surgical team.
• Apply expertise in sterile and aseptic technique, human anatomy, surgical procedures, and the use of surgical tools and technologies; functions with working knowledge of AORN standards.
• Maintain, inspect, and verify all items for proper packaging, processing, seal integrity, sterile indicators, and expiration dates to ensure a safe operative environment.
• Monitor the sterile field for contamination events and initiate or communicate the need for corrective action under supervision.
• Participate in the Time Out Process, including Briefings and Debriefings, and assist with patient transports, room turnovers, and room preparation.
• Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization; maintain currency in new technologies, procedures, instrumentation, and equipment.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a Certified Surgical Technologist program and/or Licensed Surgical Technologist program.
• Active Colorado Surgical Technologist license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association required.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements, access online forms and policies, and complete related tasks.
• Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Competency or progression toward competency in Tier 1 surgical cases.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under stress and within a collaborative perioperative team environment.
• Flexibility in adapting to the individualized and ongoing delivery of patient care within scope of practice.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic surgical environment supporting a wide range of patient populations and surgical specialties.
• Join a team that values professional growth, patient safety, and a culture of open and effective communication.