Travel Operating Room Tech - Surgical Technician/Operating Rm Tech - Mishawaka, IN
- 10-hour shifts
- Travel
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $1,905 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel surgical technologist assignments post a median of $1,894 a week, the middle half $1,602 to $2,139, across 385 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.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Mishawaka, IN (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 Indiana.
What Indiana requires of a surgical technologist
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential of the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, from the Indiana Code title 25, article 36.1 (enforced through the health care facility).
- A person may practice surgical technology in a health care facility only if certified under IC 25-36.1-1 (the NBSTSA CST credential), or within the statute's exceptions such as the 12 months after finishing an accredited surgical technology program, or federal employment.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 16 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,905 a week in all, a taxable rate of $15.95 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Surgical Technician/Operating Room Technician. This position supports surgical procedures on a day-shift schedule with 10-hour shifts. The assignment includes 40 hours per week, 2–4 days of call per month, and one holiday during the assignment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 10-hour shifts, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Additional Information:
- Call coverage is required 2–4 days per month.
- One holiday is required during the assignment.
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 12 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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