CVOR TECH (CARDIOVASCULAR OPERATING ROOM TECH)
Job Title: CVOR Tech
Job Type: Travel Contract
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Open Positions: 1
Shift: 4x10-Hour Shifts
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary:
The CVOR Technician performs scrub duties and maintains sterile supplies and sterile technique during cardiovascular surgical procedures. The technician assists with nursing care and surgical patient preparation, organizes and completes case carts according to surgeons' preference lists, and ensures the availability of appropriate instruments, sutures, and supplies.
The CVOR Tech may assist surgeons by passing instruments during procedures, maintains a sterile environment, performs surgical counts, handles specimens and implants, and assists with operating room turnover and equipment maintenance.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Perform surgical scrub duties while maintaining strict sterile technique.
- Assist with nursing care and preparation of surgical patients.
- Assemble, organize, and complete surgical case carts according to physicians' preference lists.
- Prepare and provide appropriate surgical instruments, sutures, and supplies.
- Assist surgeons by passing instruments during surgical procedures.
- Perform accurate counts of sponges, needles, blades, and instruments according to established policies.
- Assist with specimen handling and preparation for laboratory analysis.
- Handle implants, dressings, contaminated materials, sharps, and soiled instruments in accordance with safety protocols.
- Assist with timely operating room turnover, including cleaning, restocking, and replacing supplies and equipment.
- Maintain and care for surgical instruments and equipment.
- Float to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications as needed.
- Participate in on-call responsibilities during regularly scheduled shifts if required.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of Surgical Technologist experience.
- Minimum 1 year of Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) scrubbing experience.
- Must have at least 1 year of cardiovascular experience as a Surgical Technologist.
- Previous clinical experience in an accredited hospital preferred.
- Strong knowledge of sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, sutures, and surgical patient preparation.
- Cardiovascular/CVOR experience must be clearly documented on the resume/profile.
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Graduation from a formal, accredited Surgical Technologist program required.
- U.S. military surgical technologist training may be accepted in place of formal surgical technologist education.
Required Certification
- BLS – American Heart Association (AHA).
Additional Requirements
- Must be available to work scheduled shifts on-site.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends may be required depending on departmental needs.
- Must be flexible to float within competency and qualifications.
- On-call availability may be required.
Required Skills:
- Sterile Technique
- Surgical Patient Preparation
- Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Scrubbing
- Surgical Case Cart Preparation
- Surgical Instrumentation
- Suture Knowledge
- Surgical Counts
- Specimen Handling
- Instrument and Equipment Care
- Surgical Technologist Experience