Travel OR Tech Job

TLC Healthforce • Columbia, MO

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About The Position

Step into the operating room as an OR Tech in Columbia, Missouri, and become a vital link in the chain that protects patient safety and supports life-saving procedures. In this role you’ll bring precision, organization, and steady focus to every case, ensuring sterile technique, meticulous instrument management, and seamless turnover so surgeons can perform at their best. Your expertise will help protect patients’ well-being from the first incision to the final closure, while your collaboration with nurses, surgeons, and anesthesia teams fosters a culture of safety and excellence. This is more than a job—it’s a meaningful contribution to healing communities. Missouri’s landscape offers its own kind of inspiration: rolling rivers and the dramatic beauty of the Ozarks, vibrant campus life in Columbia, seasonal festivals, and outdoor adventures that invite you to unwind after a bustling shift. From flatwater lakes to scenic byways and thriving local eateries, the state’s varied scenery complements a career built on focus, care, and resilience. Columbia stands out as a thriving medical and collegiate hub with strong healthcare networks, a welcoming community, and an affordable, active lifestyle. You’ll appreciate the balanced pace of a university-town environment enriched by parks, culture, and opportunity. For those who crave variety and broader experience, this assignment can also open doors to positions across the United States, allowing you to explore different facilities, patient populations, and operational styles. The chance to work in multiple sites expands your clinical repertoire, sharpens your adaptability, and strengthens your professional profile while you earn. What you’ll do and how you’ll grow: - Provide critical support in the operating room: set up, organize, and maintain sterile fields; prepare trays and instruments; anticipate the team’s instrument needs; assist with instrument counts and timeouts to ensure patient safety. - Assist in diverse surgical teams across specialties, adapting to different workflows, instrumentation, and room layouts, while upholding rigorous safety standards and infection control protocols. - Support patient positioning, draping, and transfer as needed, and collaborate closely with circulating nurses, anesthesia providers, and surgeons to contribute to smooth case flow and efficient turnover. - Participate in ongoing learning opportunities, from new instrumentation and equipment to evolving sterile technique and safety practices, with access to continuing education support and cross-training within the OR. - Take advantage of professional growth pathways, mentorship opportunities, and extended assignments that broaden your expertise, enhance your certifications, and position you for future leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical support in the operating room: set up, organize, and maintain sterile fields; prepare trays and instruments; anticipate the team’s instrument needs; assist with instrument counts and timeouts to ensure patient safety.
• Assist in diverse surgical teams across specialties, adapting to different workflows, instrumentation, and room layouts, while upholding rigorous safety standards and infection control protocols.
• Support patient positioning, draping, and transfer as needed, and collaborate closely with circulating nurses, anesthesia providers, and surgeons to contribute to smooth case flow and efficient turnover.
• Participate in ongoing learning opportunities, from new instrumentation and equipment to evolving sterile technique and safety practices, with access to continuing education support and cross-training within the OR.
• Take advantage of professional growth pathways, mentorship opportunities, and extended assignments that broaden your expertise, enhance your certifications, and position you for future leadership roles.

Benefits

• Start Date: 02/23/2026. This is a weeks-long assignment designed to deliver meaningful shifts, hands-on practice, and the chance to work in a dynamic, fast-paced OR environment.
• Weekly pay: $2,189–$2,259, reflecting your skills, experience, and the commitment you bring to every procedure.
• Guaranteed hours: 0.0. Flexible scheduling aligned with patient needs and facility requirements, with transparency about hours during placement.
• Bonus opportunities, including a sign-on or completion bonus to recognize your contribution and incentivize continued excellence.
• Housing assistance and support to help you secure comfortable lodging near your assignment, reducing stress so you can focus on clinical duties.
• Extension opportunities to continue in rewarding roles beyond the initial term, enabling you to deepen your experience in OR settings and across different facilities.
• Comprehensive 24/7 support while traveling with the company, ensuring you have dependable access to assistance, resources, and guidance whenever you need it.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed