Travel Operating Room Tech - Surgical Technician/Operating Rm Tech - Bethesda, MD
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $1,612 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel surgical technologist assignments post a median of $1,883 a week, the middle half $1,656 to $2,123, across 446 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.
About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,612 a week in all, a taxable rate of $17.14 an hour plus $925.96 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Surgical Technician/Operating Room Technician - This position supports surgical procedures for adult and pediatric patients in an outpatient operating room setting. The role performs scrub responsibilities across multiple surgical service lines and requires current operating room experience.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: 2+ years of operating room technician experience; current operating room experience; completion of a surgical technology program; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification; operating room certification is not required.
- Schedule: Day shift, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday. No weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities; one late-week rotation every third week.
- Assignment Dates: 11/16/2026–02/13/2027.
- Additional Information: Scrub responsibilities include supporting adult and pediatric procedures across ear, nose, and throat; urology; gastroenterology; orthopedic; facial plastic; plastic; and cataract service lines.
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 Oct 28, 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% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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