Travel Surgical Tech - OR - CVOR - Santa Barbara, CA
- Travel
- BLS
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,294 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 above 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 Surgical Tech assignment in OR - CVOR at Cottage Health - Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA: 13 weeks, 4 shifts of 10 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.
Pay
- Estimated gross weekly pay: $2,293.56
- Taxable hourly rate: $25 for 30 hours a week
- Meals and incidentals stipend: $315 a week
- Lodging stipend: $853.56 a week
- Overtime rate: $73.37 an hour
- Taxable Completion Bonus paid after 520.00 hours: $265.57
- Sign On Bonus paid as mileage after 40.00 hours: $277.78
- Completion Bonus paid as mileage after 520.00 hours: $12.22
The facility
- Trauma level I
- 371 beds
- Charting: Epic
Requirements
- 1 year of recent experience (facility/unit expectations may vary)
- Surgical Tech license to work in the state of CA
- Current Basic Life Support certification
Benefits with TRS Healthcare
- 401(k) retirement plans – The company will match 50% up to the first 6%.
- Full coverage health insurance along with dental and vision.
- All pre-contract costs covered - we pay or reimburse for your compliance.
- Industry-leading app and time entry technology.
- Sign-on and completion bonuses.
- Up to $1,000 referral bonuses with online tracking - no limit on your earning potential.
- Licensure reimbursement.
- Fully trained recruiters focused on your needs and career.
- Opportunities to experience different regions, cultures, and facilities across the United States.
From TRS Healthcare's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About TRS Healthcare
RN-founded, woman-owned travel healthcare staffing company based in Arkansas, placing registered nurses, LPNs, imaging technologists, respiratory therapists and lab specialists on 13-week assignments nationwide. Source: TRS Healthcare, About Our Healthcare Staffing Company
Based in Tontitown, ARHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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