Travel Surgical Tech Job
Surgical Tech – Perioperative; travel assignment in Rochester, NY. Start date 06/15/2026 for a several-week engagement on a 4x10-day shift. Weekly pay range is $1,539 to $1,622 per week with no guaranteed hours. This role supports a busy perioperative program across 12 service lines, including general, specialty, robotic, ortho, vascular, neuro, ENT, urology, and gyne procedures. The setting involves 13 ORs and 367 beds, with a daily case volume of approximately 40–60. The patient mix includes adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Note: first-time traveler not accepted. Proficiency with EPIC charting is required.
Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $1,539–$1,622 per week
- Guaranteed hours: 0.0
- Contract duration: several weeks
- Shift: 4x10-hour days
- Start date: 06/15/2026
- Setting: perioperative environment with 13 ORs and a 367-bed facility
- First-time traveler: Not accepted
- EPIC charting experience required
- Travel experience and prior charge experience required
- Distance/Candidate location: non-local candidates only; posting notes indicate >50 miles; internal notes reference a 75-mile threshold—verify with recruiter
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain sterile fields for a broad range of procedures across service lines, including robotic-assisted and laparoscopic cases
- Pass instruments, manage sponges and sharps, assist with instrument counts, and support surgical team during operation
- Set up and troubleshoot instrumentation and equipment for general, specialty, vascular, neuro, ortho, ENT, urology, and gyne procedures; assist with robotic systems (Da Vinci Xi) as applicable
- Uphold aseptic technique and universal protocol, including time-outs and safe handling of sharps and implants
- Facilitate intraoperative communication, anticipate needs of the surgeon, and document pertinent details in the chart using EPIC
- Work within a 1:1 patient ratio during days; may float to other ORs as required and participate in call coverage
Requirements
- Active NY license in hand to submit
- CST certification required unless candidate worked as a surgical tech in NY prior to 2015
- NBSTSA credential recognized
- EPIC experience is a hard requirement; confirm competency prior to submittal
- Travel experience required; prior charge experience required
- Minimum 3 years surgical tech experience required; 3+ years preferred (note: a 1-year minimum is referenced in some submittal sections—confirm with recruiter)
- Trauma experience: Level II preferred
- Ability to work in an acute perioperative setting with complex cases
- Shift flexibility: able to work an 11a or 1p shift each week (as scheduling allows)
- Distance: non-local candidates only; posting indicates >50 miles; internal notes reference 75 miles—verify with recruiter
Benefits and Support
- Housing assistance available
- Fast credentialing processes
- 24/7 recruiter and travel support
- Nationwide assignments
- Extension opportunities
- Referral bonus up to $1,000
- Dedicated support throughout the assignment
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Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.
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