Surg Tech - Cardiovascular OR Surgical Tech

CVOR Surgical Tech

· About Facility:

o 900+ licensed beds

o Level 1 Trauma Designation

o Level 1 Pediatric Trauma – Levine Children’s Hospital

o Teaching Hospital

o Chest Pain Center

o Stroke Center

o Magnet Designation

· Unit Information:

o 7 ORs dedicated to Adult and Peds Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular

o Department will support Cath Lab and EP Lab

o Minimum Experience Required:

· Surg Tech: at least 2 years of Adult CVOR experience

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

· Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Cardiac/Vascular/Thoracic Surgery

· Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

o Surg Tech: BLS and Certification preferred but not required

· Skills required:

o Surg Tech : experience with adult CVOR case types

· Support within the Department:

o Clinical Supervisor

o Charge RN

o OR Assistants

o Anesthesia/CRNA team

o Experienced peer support

· Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC

o IV Pump: Alaris

o Med dispensing: Omnicell

o Unit specific equipment: not specified

· Floating: If yes, where?

o Possibly to Pineville CVOR but unlikely

· Orientation (facility and unit) :

o Depends on experience level

o NEO

o 2 days departmental

· Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: 

· Surg Tech: May have to cover nights or weekends if in house person calls out and you are on call

o Call required:

· Surg Tech: 1 night per week and 2 weekends in a 6-week scheduling period

· Call Back Time: 1 hour

· Sleep Room available

o Holiday Expectations: might be required if they fall within contract period

o RTO: Manager approval

o Shift times: varies

o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

· Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Personal scrubs to and from the hospital but hospital issued scrubs in the OR

o Parking: Free

o Unit Culture: Good