CVOR Technologist
Madison, WI
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel Surgical Technologist – Cardiac/Thoracic

Required qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of surgical scrub experience.
• Completion of an accredited surgical technologist program, or at least 2 years of Surgical Technologist experience in lieu of program completion.
• AHA BLS certification required.
• CST certification is listed in the qualifications; confirm whether it is mandatory.
• Experience in a Level I trauma hospital or a similarly sized, high-acuity facility.
• Teaching hospital experience.
• Tracheostomy experience.
• Kidney and liver transplant experience is listed as required in the main description, although another section says transplant is preferred rather than mandatory. Confirm with the recruiter.
• Must be comfortable scrubbing independently as the sole scrub tech; the facility does not staff a second scrub for CV cases.
• Must be willing to float as needed.

Essential clinical skills

The strongest candidates should have extensive cardiac and thoracic surgical experience, including:

• Cardiovascular OR (CVOR) and complex cardiac surgery.
• CABG (coronary artery bypass graft).
• ECMO and LVAD/VAD procedures.
• Ascending aortic and aortic aneurysm procedures.
• Mitral valve replacement and other valve procedures.
• Thoracic robotic surgery using the da Vinci Xi system.
• VATS, lobectomy, thoracotomy, and lung resection.
• Kidney and liver transplant procedures.
• Tracheostomy and complex trauma cases.