CVOR Surgical Technologist
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: CVOR Tech

Location

• City: New Haven
• State: Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• 36 hours per week, typically 3 shifts of 12 hours (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
• Alternative shift options: 2x12 hour shifts or 2x8 hour shifts (7:00 AM – 3:30 PM or 10:45 AM – 7:15 PM)
• On-call requirement: Two 24-hour calls per schedule (Monday-Friday), with 2 calls per week (7 PM–11 PM or 7 PM–7 AM) and one day per week available to stay late
• Weekend requirement: Two 24-hour calls per schedule
• Average patient ratio: 1:2
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Locals not accepted
• Pending license accepted but must be active prior to start date
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1567
• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color provided

Required Qualifications

• CVOR Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience
• CVOR Technologist experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, including SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, and education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• Education verification of highest level required
• Sex offender search required
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted)
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (clean shaven required for fit testing)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation required
• Annual TB questionnaire required
• Immunizations/vaccinations:

  • Tdap highly preferred for certain specialties (not required here)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) – positive titer or 2 vaccines required; boosters if low titer
  • Varicella – positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician documented history; boosters if low titer
  • Hepatitis B – positive titer, proof of vaccine series, or declination accepted
  • Seasonal flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1–3/31)
  • COVID vaccine series preferred but not mandatory

Competency and Training Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam required within 12 months of start (minimum 85% score)
• Color blind testing required for all candidates (minimum 80% score)
• Various facility-specific training modules and attestations required, including but not limited to:

  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
  • Stroke Education (not required for pediatric specialties or NICU)
  • CLABSI Prevention Training
  • Preventing Pressure Injury Training
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
  • Pyxis ES MedStation Modules
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (not required for some campuses)
  • AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (not required for CVOR Tech)
  • Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC testing or training may be required depending on prior experience

References and Work History

• One supervisor reference within the past year required for Cardio Thoracic ICU/CTICU (charge nurse references not accepted)
• For other units, standard reference requirements apply
• Employment application must include 7 years of work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Verification of last 7 years of employment required (attestations not accepted)
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for CVOR Tech and related units

Additional Notes

• Guaranteed hours provided
• Scrub color is provided by the facility
• Parking cost approximately $125/month
• Candidates must have photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Candidates must be willing to float within scope to meet facility needs
• Block scheduling is not accommodated

This summary includes all relevant details for healthcare recruiters and workers considering the CVOR Tech travel contract position in New Haven, CT.