CVOR Technologist
Saint Paul, Minnesota
United Hospital

CVOR Tech

Job Overview

• Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day or evening, 5x8 hours
• Hours: 40 per week
• Setting: Acute care teaching hospital with Level 3 trauma designation
• Staffed beds: 317

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Start times include 6:30, 9:00, 11:00, and 14:45
• Weekend coverage is only as needed
• On-call is required as needed
• Floating within scope is required as needed
• First-time travelers are not accepted
• Local candidates are not accepted within a 100-mile radius
• Block scheduling is not available
• Requested time off should ideally be no more than 5 days

Required Qualifications

• CVOR Technologist with 2 years of experience
• CVOR Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NBSTSA certification
• Pending state license is accepted

Required Experience and Case Skills

• CVOR
• General OR
• Hybrid OR
• Spine
• Orthopedics
• Vascular
• General surgery
• Robotics
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Atrial septal defect repair
• Cardiomyoplasty
• Coronary artery bypass graft
• Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR)
• Mitral valve replacement
• Pericardial window
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Ventricular assist device (VAD)
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Arteriovenous fistula repair
• Carotid angioplasty
• Carotid artery stenting
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Endovascular aneurysm repair
• Femoral popliteal bypass graft
• Laparoscopic assisted cases
• TEVAR
• Vein stripping
• Lung resection / thoracotomy
• VATS

Professional Skills

• Aseptic technique
• Isolation precautions
• Laser safety
• Radiation safety
• Sharps safety
• Specimen handling and labeling
• Sterilization and disinfection
• Universal Protocol / time-out procedure

Additional Notes

• Scrubs are provided
• Parking is available, with some options at additional cost
• Epic charting is used