CVOR Surgical Technologist
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

CVOR Tech Travel/Contract Position

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Schedule: 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts (6:30 AM – 4:30 PM), rotating days
• Call Requirements:

  • Weeknight call 1-2 nights per week (average)
  • Weekend call every 1-2 weekends (average)
• Cases per day: 3-6
• Scrub experience required
• Must float to other service lines including General Surgery
• Block schedule cannot be accommodated
• Facility is 100% nicotine free
• Scrubs provided by facility

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of CVOR Technologist experience, including experience within the last year
• Completion of at least one travel assignment
• General Surgery experience required

Required Certifications & Licenses

• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS issued by the American Heart Association
• NRP certification
• NIHSS certification

Compliance & Background Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background check within 30 days of start and updated annually, including:

  • Criminal history (all counties lived/worked/attended school in past 7 years)
  • Sex offender registry
  • Federal and state exclusions lists (SAM, OIG)
• State-specific registry checks required (Nebraska DHHS Adult & Child Services Registry)
• Education verification required
• Drug screen within 60 days of start and updated annually (specific drug panel required)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Fit test for N95 mask within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Tdap vaccine within last 10 years
• Annual PPD or equivalent TB testing, with chest x-ray if history of positive PPD
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer with boosters if needed
• Hepatitis B titer or declination acceptable
• Varicella vaccination or positive titer with boosters if needed
• Flu vaccine preferred (documentation or declination required)
• COVID vaccine preferred; medical/religious exemption or declination accepted
• Baseline eye exam (Snellen) required within 30 days of start (for OR staff only)

Additional Information

• Locals not accepted; candidate must reside more than 100 miles from facility
• Two professional references from work within past 2 years required
• Annual skills checklist required
• Bi-weekly orientation provided

This position is ideal for experienced CVOR Techs with prior travel contract experience seeking a fast-paced surgical environment with complex cardiac and transplant cases.