CVOR Technologist
Norfolk, Nebraska
Faith Health

OR Tech

Location: Norfolk, Nebraska Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week (0630-1500 or 0900-1730; 0900-0530 for totals)

Unit Details

• Unit: OR Tech
• Rooms: 7 ORs, 1 Cysto room, and 2 C-section rooms (L&D and main both cover)
• Average Cases per Day: 15-24
• Common Cases: Heavy ortho (total joints), GYN (C-sections), urology, spine, ENT, GI, and general. No robotics. Heavy adult cases, with pediatric cases limited to tubes and tonsils. Appendectomies are rare.
• CVOR Cases: Vascular (femoral pops, cut downs, hybrid cases with cath lab, stents, fistulas), CABG (CVOR only). No neuro.

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA, or Certified Surgical Technologist (TS-C) via NCCT
• Minimum 3 years of experience in an acute setting for OR
• Must be able to do C-sections

Preferred

• Previous travel experience
• Ortho total joints experience (first scrub), not required for CVOR

Call and Coverage

• Weeknight Call: CST call is 6-7 shifts per month, including one weekend. CST CVOR call is 15-16 shifts per month, including every other weekend.
• Weekend Call: CST works one weekend per month (Friday 3 p.m. through all day Sunday). CST CVOR works every other weekend (Friday 3 p.m. through all day Sunday).
• Call Response Time: CST 20 minutes; CST CVOR 30 minutes
• Holiday Call: If a holiday falls during the contract, it will be stated in the contract whether the traveler is on call. Holiday call is usually assigned unless previously approved.
• Floating: None

Supervision

• Charge nurse coverage during the day; on-call house supervisors each shift, who call in the call team after hours.

Orientation

• One half day with HR, then on the unit with a tech. Typically 3 days of orientation, sometimes 4.

Other

• Scrubs are provided.