Travel Operating Room Tech - Operating Room Open Heart - Zanesville, OH
- Certification preferred
- 8 or 10-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
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This assignment posts $2,143 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel surgical technologist assignments post a median of $1,920 a week, the middle half $1,666 to $2,146, across 468 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 7 Dec 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,143 a week in all, a taxable rate of $21.90 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Surgical Technologist - Operating Room Open Heart. The position supports open-heart surgical procedures and may assist with General Surgery when cardiovascular operating room volumes are low. The role requires strong critical-thinking skills, knowledge of central processing and instrumentation, and participation in scheduled call coverage.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts are scheduled for 8 hours, totaling 40 hours per week; scheduling may be arranged as four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts, with a typical shift of 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The position includes two to three days of call per week, with possible holiday call rotation.
- Required Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of two years of current or very recent open-heart experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification preferred.
- Additional Information:
- Float support to General Surgery may be required when open-heart surgical volumes are low.
- Excellent critical-thinking skills and knowledge of central processing and surgical instrumentation are required.
- Weekend call begins after the Friday shift and continues through Monday morning at 7:00 a.m.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 6 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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