TECH - OPEN HEART SURGERY

Job Description

Valley Hospital Medical Center, part of the Valley Health System (VHS) – an acute care and teaching hospital in Las Vegas – is seeking a qualified Cardiothoracic Scrub Technician. The role involves assisting cardiothoracic surgeons with instrumentation during open‑heart surgery and managing tubing for the heart‑lung (pump) machine.

Responsibilities

Assist cardiothoracic surgeons with instrumentation during open‑heart surgery and prepare/manage tubing used by the heart‑lung (pump) machine.

Qualifications

Education: High school graduate or equivalent. Successful completion of an accredited surgical technologist program, or a comparable program administered by the U.S. Public Health Service or U.S. armed forces.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years scrubbing in a major operating room and at least 1 year as an open‑heart scrub technician.

License/Certification: Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Other: Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patient.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi student loan refinancing program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries (more information on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com)

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.