Surgical Tech, Labor & Delivery - Premium Pay

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Organization:

Staffing Collaborative

Job Summary:

Are you a skilled certified Surgical Tech looking for a high-impact, short-term assignment with premium compensation? Join Vanderbilt Health TempForce for a 13-week assignment and play a vital role in delivering exceptional surgical care at one of the nation’s leading medical centers.

Location: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) – Nashville, TN
Team: Labor and Delivery
Assignment Length: 13 Weeks (with potential extension up to 1 year)
Shift: Days 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Nights 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Pay Rate: $60/hour
Anticipated Start: June 2026


About the Department
The environment on the Labor and Delivery unit is high-paced and dynamic, with a broad-ranging patient population. We care for adult and pediatric patients ranging in age from newborns to 50+ year old women who are being treated for obstetrical care before and after delivery. Our patients are unique because we care for two patients in one.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Facilitates patient care, by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures.
• Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and as a scrub tech.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.
• Performs sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Education: Graduate of an approved specific discipline OR successful completion of a surgical technologist training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of surgical tech experience preferred. Labor and Delivery experience preferred.

• Certification: NBSTSA CST or NCCT TS-C required (military training accepted in lieu of certification), BLS (Basic Life Support) preferred

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Operating Room Care (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with operating room care.
• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with environmental sterility and safety.
• Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management. Understands Inventory Management concepts and principles. Familiar with Inventory Management tools, processes, procedures and policies.
• Surgical Technology (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with surgical technology.
• Equipment Maintenance (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience conducting maintenance activities in area of assignments.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Procedures Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with procedures knowledge.

Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job. * Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities :

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