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American Traveler seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 3 years of experience for an evening-shift OR position at a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated acute care hospital in Illinois.Job Details• Evening shift position working 5x8-hour days from 14:45-23:15,• High-volume OR environment averaging 50-60 cases per day,• Acute care hospital setting with Level I Trauma designation and Magnet status (562 staffed beds),• Weekend obligation required once per month, totaling 16 hours,• On-call required as needed per department needs,• Floating within scope of practice is required, including to affiliate hospitals nearby,• Charting performed in Cerner,• Scrubs are provided for this role,• Free parking available on-site with a permit obtained during orientation,Job Requirements• Minimum of 3 years of OR Surgical Tech experience required,• BLS certification required; AHA or Red Cross accepted (RQI AHA cards not accepted),• CST preferred; license required if applicable,• Trauma Level I experience required,• Teaching hospital experience preferred,• Experience in a General OR setting required,• Proficiency across multiple surgical specialties required, including: ENT (direct laryngoscopy, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, tracheostomy), Endoscopy (colonoscopy, EGD, PEG tube placement/exchange), General Surgery (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, open/LAP colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, mastectomy, thyroidectomy), Gynecology (abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy, A/P repair, bilateral tubal ligation, D&C, laparoscopic GYN procedures), Neurosurgery (craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion), Oral Surgery (repair of fractured jaws, mandibular and zygomatic), Orthopedics (arthroscopy, arthrotomy, carpal tunnel release, open/closed fracture reduction), Plastic Surgery (free flap/microvascular), Trauma (amputations, GSW/stab wounds, MVA with multiple injuries), and Urology (cystoscopy, laparoscopic cases, nephrectomy, ureteroscopy),• Equipment experience required: multiple drill types, electrosurgical units, and fiber optic light sources/cords,• Skills required: aseptic technique, isolation precautions, radiation safety, sharps safety, specimen handling/labeling, and universal protocol (time-out) procedures,• Fire safety/emergency management knowledge required,• Must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays,• Must be in Illinois at least 3 business days prior to the compliance hard deadline to fulfill fingerprinting requirements,• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible,• SSN and DOB required for consideration,• Two professional supervisor references from within the past 2 years required,• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position,Additional Information• Scrub technologist responsibilities span a broad range of surgical specialties in a high-volume OR environment,• Candidates who are or have been permanent or PRN employees of the Memorial Hospital System must have been separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler,• Travel pairs are not accepted for this position,• Time off requests of more than 5 non-holiday days require facility manager approval; all RTO must be submitted upfront,• The facility does not accommodate block schedules by default; schedule requests should be discussed with the manager