Surgical Services - Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)

CLINICAL INTERVEIWING

• Variable start times 0630, 0830, 1030- possible weekends as needed w/ call requirements
• Hospital Information:
• Puyallup, WA 98372
• Level III Trauma Center
• Beds: 375 Licensed Beds
• COVID vaccine required at MultiCare
• General Information
• 12 ORs (Run 11 daily), 12th hybrid
• 40-50 cases per day

• 2 years of acute/inpatient OR experience
• If less than 2 years with strong OR experience, please email NM Brenda Aragon for approval
• First Time Traveler: No
• Make sure that the hospitals are comparable and ensure that they have worked the shift they are submitted for
• Patient Types:
• Minimal Peds (typically ENT)
• Required: STRONG experience in ortho, sports medicine, spine, robotics (Davinci)
• Adult: ENT(Thyroid), General, Ortho spine, Ortho (must have total joint experience), Gyn, vascular (AV fistula, Fem Pops), urology, podiatry
• No open heart, transplants, high-level neuro procedures (EVDs)
• Anesthesia Tech: see

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• RN: BLS
• ORT: BLS, CST (certification for ST is not required in WA state. This is a preferred credential. However, state registration for surgical tech is required)
• Anesthesia Tech: BLS, ASATT certification
• Skills required:
• RN: Circulate only, experienced in above cases
• ORT: Scrub, experience in above cases
• Anesthesia Tech: will need to support anesthesia with robotics, A-line management, ranger, massive transfusions, blood warmer, intubation, track cart, and anesthesia machine
• Preferred: Robotic experience (Robotic Mazer/DaVinci XI)
• Flexibility, teamwork oriented, reliability, and good attitude
• Floating: (see below for Anesthesia Tech)
• If there are low census in the OR the OR leadership team will assign you to float to
• Inpatient areas (MS, ICU, PCU, ED Holding, PACU, etc.)
• ED
• Will not take a patient assignment
• Will not have to administer medications
• Will work within scope of practice for ORT/OR RN
• Will be assigned to be helping hands or tasker/runner
• Vital signs
• Sitter
• Stocking
• Simple tasks that basic CNAs and RNs can do
• Anesthesia Tech: will be required to move around to support IR, Cath Lab, OB, GI, and MRI- this is part of their role
• Charting System:
• Epic (Required for CAP backfills/preceptors)
• Alaris
• Pyxis
• Scheduling: (Anesthesia Tech is different - see below)
• Must be available to work 7 days a week (unless approved by NM)
• RTO: Able to approve up to 5 days; additional days email NM Brenda Aragon
• RTO, must be willing to add missed days at the end of the contract
• Shift time will vary based on department needs (will not change daily, possibly weekly)
• Start time could remain the same throughout the contract
• Shift Times:
• 12h Days: 1030-2300
• Will be expected to work occasional weekends as determined by department needs
• On-Call for ORT/RNs:
• Add to offer email that you have confirmed on call status with the candidate.
• 4-6 shifts/6 week
• Nights: 2230-0700
• Weekends: Hours TBD based on staffing (about 4-8h)
• Additional information from NM: Call: Yes. First, the call is 4-6 shifts in a 6-weeks schedule period and not in a month. Calls can include nights and weekends.
• Weekend: Weekend hours TBD is not call. If I have a need in the department for a weekend and he will work potential weekends depending on department needs. It would be working and not call.
• Response Time:
• 30 mins required
• No sleep rooms
• Anesthesia Tech: scheduling - 6a or 830a start (8hrs). Mon-Fri. Call required-only weekends. 2-3 weekends of 6-week schedule
• Orientation
• Day 1- NEO, accesses (do not offer EPIC until Thursday- Thursday training)
• Unit orientation for remainder of the week
• Other notes:
• Rhythm exam needed prior to arrival (for RN)
• Scrub color: Provided
• No phones on the unit.
• Must take breaks for 12 hr shift
• 3- 15 min rest breaks
• 1- 30 min lunch
• Breaks for 8 and 10 hr shifts
• 2- 15 min rest breaks
• 1- 30 min lunch Award Offer Posted by: Stephanie Jenkins - 10/22/2026 6:53 PM