Surgical Tech - Contract

Title : Surg Tech

Location: 13 Weeks

Duration: Milwaukee Wisconsin

Shift: 8hr Day Shift (40)

Shift Information: Mon-Fri 0630-1500

Clinical Interviewing-Yes

On Call, Call Back Requirements: Weeknight, weekend and holiday call split evenly among the techs. Currently works out to about 7-8 days every 2 months.

Weekend Rotation: Saturday and Sunday covered by call crew (24 hours shifts)

Holiday Requirements: Holiday's covered by call crew. Usually 1 holiday per contract.

Floating Requirements: N/A



About Facility:

• Level IV Trauma Center
• Level III NICU
• Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
• GYN Teaching Facility
• Beds: 228

General Information:

• Number of ORs: 14
• Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience:
• RN: 2 years of OR experience
• Surg Tech, Surg Assist, Anesthesia Tech: 2-3 years
• Will you accept a first-time traveler: For all, yes, with 3 years of OR experience

Case Types:

• Top 3: Ortho, GYN, General. 35% of cases are ortho

• General (cholecystectomies, appendectomies), Bariatrics (robotic, laparoscopic), Ortho (total joints, sports medicine, ACDF, laminectomy, microdiscectomy), Plastics (breast reconstruction, total, biopsy), Urology (TURPs, cystoscopies), GYN (ruptured ectopic, total hysterectomy, D&C, hysteroscopy)

• Robotics: DaVinci XI (experience required), Stryker Mako Robot (for total joints, mostly knees)

• No Neuro, complicated spine, baby deliveries

• Cases performed in a day: 20-23

Required License, National Certification, Certs:

• RN: BLS required; ACLS and CNOR preferred

• Surgical Tech: BLS, Graduate of accredited program required; CST preferred

• Surgical Assist: BLS, CSA

• Anesthesia Tech: BLS, Graduate of accredited FA program; ASATT preferred

Skills required:

• EPIC experience required

• RN:

• Required - Circulate, DaVinci experience, GYN, ortho, General experience.

• Scrub experience preferred
• PACU Backup - recovery experience for the above patients

• Surgical Tech:

• Required – Scrub, GYN, ortho, General experience

• Surgical Assist:

• Required – First assist experience with ortho, robotics, retraction, suturing, scrubbing

• Anesthesia Tech:

• Required – difficult IV access, experienced with L&D, IR, and GI

Support on the Unit:

• Charge RN

• Shift 1: No patient assignment

• Shift 2: Occasional assignment at the end of the day

• Leadership

• Leads: take patient assignments

• OR Educator

• Surgeons

• Anesthesia Team

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC (required)

• IV pumps: Alaris

• Medication dispensing: Pyxis

• Other equipment: iStat (Hemochron), C-arm is Client (staff not responsible for running machine, only setup).

Floating: If yes, where:

• For RN, if low censused, could float to the inpatient units to do tasks or act as sitter. Will not take patient assignment

• Optional: Float to St. Luke s South Shore, Graft, or West Allis

Orientation:

• 3-5 days of orientation (8 hrs)

• 1st Day – Meet with NM, Educator (CBLs, badge, login access, etc.). Remainder of shift with preceptor on unit.

• 2nd – 5th days – orientation on unit with preceptor

Scheduling:

• RN:

• Weekend rotation: based on needs
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.
• Will not flex before 0600

• Based on surgical schedule
• Call:

• Based on unit needs

• End of shift – 0630

• Surgical Tech:

• Weekend rotation: On call

• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.

• Will not flex before 0600

• Based on surgical schedule

• Call:

• Monday – Friday based on unit needs

• Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630

• Surgical Assist

• Weekend rotation: On call

• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.

• Will not flex before 0600

• Based on surgical schedule

• Call:

• Monday – Friday based on unit needs

• Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630

• Anesthesia Tech:

• Weekend rotation: On call
• Monday – Friday 0630-1500.

• Will not flex before 0600

• Based on surgical schedule

• Call:

• Monday – Friday based on unit needs

• Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) – 0630-0630

• On call: see above

• Holiday Expectations: 1

• Approval of RTO: ok to approve 7 days

Shift times: see posting
Schedule cycle:
Other notes:

• Scrub Color: scrubs are provided

• Parking: Free

• Culture: strong support, team oriented, great rep support, strong relationships between staff and MDs

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