Travel Surgical Technician

Company: IDR Healthcare
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: February 24, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description IDR Healthcare is seeking a travel Surgical Technician for a travel job in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Surgical Technician - Discipline: Allied Health Professional - Start Date: 03/09/2026 - Duration: 13 weeks - 40 hours per week - Shift: 10 hours, evenings - Employment Type: Travel Job Overview We are seeking an experienced Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) for a Level I Trauma facility in Pittsburgh, PA. This is a high-acuity, fast-paced operating room environment requiring strong clinical versatility and recent trauma experience. Start Date: March 9, 2026 (ASAP consideration) Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: 4x10 Hour Evenings Shift Time: 1:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hours: 40 scheduled hours per week Setting: Level I Trauma Operating Room This role requires strong multi-specialty experience and the ability to function independently in a complex surgical setting. Responsibilities - Prepare and maintain sterile field for a wide range of surgical procedures - Assist surgeons during operative procedures with instrumentation and sterile technique - Anticipate procedural needs in trauma and high-acuity cases - Maintain accurate surgical counts and adhere to safety protocols - Rotate through various specialties based on unit need - Participate in call rotation and weekend coverage as required Requirements - National Certification REQUIRED: - NBSTSA (CST) or - NCCT (TS-C) - BLS certification - Minimum 1 year of Level I Trauma experience within the last 3 years - Minimum 1 year of travel experience within the last 3 years - Strong experience (3–4 proficiency level) in the following: - General Surgery - Orthopedics - Neuro - Vascular - Trauma - Robotics - Transplant Additional Details - Call & Weekend Requirement: - Required and rotating (days, evenings, nights) - No more than 2 call shifts and 2 weekend shifts in a 6-week period - Floating: Based on unit needs - Flu and COVID vaccination required (medical/religious declinations accepted) - Scrubs: Navy Blue - Level I Trauma, Teaching Hospital environment - 552-bed facility - Offers must be accepted or declined within 48 hours - Time off cannot be added or altered once offer is accepted Local rate applies to candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility. Level I Trauma CST position requiring national certification and recent trauma experience. Must have strong multi-specialty OR background including robotics and transplant. Call and weekend rotation required. Travel experience within the last 3 years required. High-acuity teaching hospital environment — experienced candidates only. About IDR Healthcare IDR Healthcare is an awarding winning staffing firm that believes it is a privilege and awesome responsibility to serve those who selflessly care for others. Our mission is to empower healthcare professionals to achieve their fullest potential both personally and professionally while they create positive change within the healthcare community. We exercise true grit, tenacity, and authenticity while embracing and ownership mindset to go above and beyond providing healthcare professionals a world class experience. We are employee owned and our travelers and clinicians earn shares/equity by just completing multiple assignments! We have been named SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firms and have won ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing for 11 consecutive years! This cements our commitment to clinician satisfaction earning top net promoter scores putting us in the top 2% of agencies in North America! Help us give back! For every booked assignment, proceeds are donated to St. Jude and Feeding America! Last year we raised over $18,000 for St. Jude and provided over 49,000 meals for children in need. TravelFarWithIDR and see what it is all about! Benefits - Weekly pay - 401k retirement plan - Referral bonus - Medical benefits - Dental benefits - License and certification reimbursement - Vision benefits

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