Travel Operating Room Tech - Sterile Processing Tech - Bismarck, ND
- Certification preferred
- Travel
- BLS
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $1,325 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel surgical technologist assignments post a median of $1,890 a week, the middle half $1,628 to $2,156, across 430 assignments, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Bismarck, ND (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in North Dakota.
What North Dakota requires of a surgical technologist
Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) registry registration, surgical technician, from the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
- Register on the Board of Nursing UAP registry with a national certification the Board recognizes (NBSTSA, NCCT, AAH or NAHP) or proof of current enrollment in a surgical technician program.
- Staying active: Renewed through the Nurse Portal; renewal needs active national certification expiring after 30 June of that year (students show current enrollment).
Surgical tech and sterile processing jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 20.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 72.3%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 1.35x · Clicks 22
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 51.4% · Stating an hourly rate 39.0%
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr evenings, 40 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,325 a week in all, a taxable rate of $15 an hour plus $725.27 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Sterile Processing Technician - Sterile Processing Tech. The Sterile Processing Technician cleans, decontaminates, inspects, repacks, and sterilizes patient care equipment and surgical instrumentation in an acute care setting. The role supports approximately 40–60 cases per day and requires flexibility to work crossover or evening assignments.
Job Details
- Schedule: Evening shifts, 8 hours per shift, 40 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; at least 1 year of experience in sterile processing.
- Preferred Qualifications: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification preferred. Additional certification in endoscope reprocessing is helpful.
- Additional Information:
- Primarily Monday through Friday, with limited weekend or on-call scheduling.
- Flexibility is required for crossover or evening shifts.
- Responsibilities include cleaning, decontaminating, inspecting, repacking, and sterilizing surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment.
- Equipment may include steam autoclaves, ethylene oxide sterilizers, hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, cart washers, instrument washers, transesophageal echocardiography reprocessors, leak testers, and soaking stations.
- Hospital-supplied scrubs are provided.
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 15 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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