CVOR Technologist
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

CVOR Tech

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Specialty: Surgical Services
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Ratio: Average 1:2
• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Scrubs: Provided
• Charting system: Epic
• Parking cost: $125/month

Schedule

• 36 hours/week of 12-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., or 40 hours/week of two 12-hour shifts and two 8-hour shifts (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or 10:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.)
• Plus on-call duty: 2 calls per Monday-Friday week (either 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.), with 1 day per week available to stay late
• Weekend requirement: two 24-hour calls per schedule
• No 4x10 schedules
• Not open to accommodating a block schedule
• RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• May float within scope to meet facility needs

Requirements

• CVOR Technologist with 2 years of experience, including CVOR Technologist experience within the last year
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Tech certification verification: must have a surgical technology certification (CST) or meet the Connecticut grandfather clause. The clause applies to candidates who performed surgical technology services in a healthcare facility on or before October 1, 2023 (the facility must obtain and retain proof of that experience), or who completed a surgical technology training program in the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, or U.S. Public Health Service. Candidates must provide a certification number for verification.
• Active license prior to start date. Pending licenses are accepted.
• Connecticut or Compact state license, verified by primary source within 30 days of start. If the candidate does not hold one, they must apply for a Connecticut license within 72 hours and provide proof.
• Criminal background check (7-year search), completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• Additional screenings within 30 days of start: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG
• Education verification of the highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted, and education must come from an accredited school. Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps longer than 90 days
• Work history verification for the last 7 years of employment (attestations not accepted)
• Two professional references within 3 years of start (travel/allied acute care standard)
• Valid driver's license or state ID with a photo that matches legal name, presented on the first day
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam with a score of 85% to pass, completed within 12 months of start
• Color blind test with a score of 80% or higher, completed on or after the contract signing date
• Drug screen: 10-panel (rapid accepted), listing 10 separate panels, completed within 12 months of start
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• TB screening: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or two negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start (the second PPD may be pending at start). Candidates with a positive history need a chest X-ray within one year of start, plus a TB questionnaire.
• TB questionnaire completed annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity: positive titer or documented vaccines (exemption forms available for medical exemptions)
• Influenza vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31); declinations not allowed
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean-shaven for fit testing.
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start
• Prior radiation exposure attestation, required for candidates placed in listed units including CVOR Tech, updated after any 30-day assignment gap

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years of start (a Tdap declination is acceptable; TD is not)
• COVID vaccine series, if the candidate has received it

Facility Training and Attestations

• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training, with attestation
• Chaperone policy training, with attestation
• Fire safety module, with attestation
• New employee orientation module, copy due by end of day on start date
• Facility modules and attestations required for CVOR Tech staff, including the 21st Century Cures Act Module (not required for CVOR Tech)