Description

American Traveler is seeking a Surgical Tech for a CVOR role requiring a minimum of 3 years of acute OR experience and CST certification.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting, Level 3 trauma center
• Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) with occasional general OR coverage when vascular or open heart cases are not scheduled
• Approximately 1 open heart case per month, with vascular cases performed weekly by a consistent surgeon
• CVOR case types include vascular fem-pop, cut downs, hybrid cases with cath lab, stents, fistulas, and CABG
• General OR consists of 7 suites, including 1 cysto room and 2 c-section rooms, averaging 15-24 cases per day
• Common general OR case types include heavy ortho total joints, GYN C-sections, urology, spine, ENT, GI, and general surgery
• Pediatric cases limited to tubes, tonsils, and rare appendectomies
• EPIC EMR used
• Day shift schedule, Monday through Friday, either 0630-1500 or 0900-1730
• CST call requirement of 6-7 shifts per month including one weekend
• CVOR CST call requirement of 15-16 shifts per month including every other weekend
• On-call weekend coverage from Friday 3pm through end of day Sunday
• Call response time of 20 minutes for general CST and 30 minutes for CVOR CST
• Charge nurse present during day shifts with on-call house supervisors for all shifts

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an acute care OR setting
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential via NBSTSA or NCCT
• Certified ECG Technician (NCET) via NCCT
• Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) via NBSTSA
• License required if applicable
• Must be able to scrub c-section cases
• Previous travel experience preferred
• Ortho total joint first scrub experience highly preferred for general OR assignments (not required for CVOR)

Additional Information

• Scrub general OR cases when not assigned to vascular or open heart procedures
• Facility provides scrubs
• No floating requirements
• Orientation includes one half-day with HR followed by 3-4 days on the unit with a preceptor
• Holiday on-call coverage may be required depending on contract terms
• CVOR CST positions currently have no RTO availability during the assignment
• Must reside within 45 miles of the facility