Travel Allied (Surgical Assistant) - Operating Room

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• First-time travelers require further approval/evaluation from the hiring supervisor and are not recommended.
• Agency staff are not trained on robots unless they have a strong background and will be here for more than one contract.

Unit Details:

• General/Neuro cases include spine surgeries (laminectomies, ALIFs, fusions, dissections); cranial surgeries (tumors, VP shunts, subdural, EVDs; AVMs/aneurysm not required); and ENT cases including neck dissections with flaps, sinus surgeries, basic ENT, tympanoplasty, and cochlear cases not required.
• Uses Medtronic navigation for cranial and spine, Medtronic Stealth for ENT, and Stryker and Synaptive navigation for cranial.
• Orthopedic cases include fractures, anterior hips, total knees, posterior hips, ortho spine, hand, bone/soft tissue sarcomas, foot/ankle, total shoulders, and arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee, ankle, and wrist.
• Uses Hana Table, Jackson Table (open/flat top), Beach Chair (T-Max, Arthrex, Schlein), Stulberg hip, spider arm, hip grip, Trimano, Arthrex shoulder traction, peg board, arm boards, Acufex leg holder, and the Velys robot.
• General cases include breast, plastic, vascular, laparoscopic, general oncology, genitourinary, gynecology, and DaVinci XI robotic cases.
• Uses Epic EMR, Alaris IV pumps, and Pyxis.

Special Requests:

• Holiday weeks: may work 4 10h shifts or work normal hours and request the holiday off unpaid.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Variable day shift start times between 0530-0700.
• On-call required with a 30-minute response time.
• 8-week call schedule is subject to change based on staffing needs.
• General/Neuro call includes AM/PM coverage, EOS (end of shift) call: 10 slots, and weekend call 1-2 weekends depending on specialty.

Floating Requirements:

• Cross trained to General Main OR specialty regardless of hiring position and to the Urology Center; no floating to other hospitals/sites.