CVOR Certified Surgical Technologist
Salem, Virginia
LewisGale Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Certified Surgical Technician (CST) - Operating Room

Location: Salem, Virginia
Employment Type: Travel Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR)
• Number of OR suites: 2
• Staffing: 6 total (3 RNs, 3 CSTs)
• Shift: Day shift only
• Patient ratio: 1:1
• Electronic Medical Record system: Meditech
• Floating areas: Operating Room

Typical Procedures

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Thoracotomy
• Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Endo AAA) repair
• Valve Replacement
• Pacemaker implantation

Required Qualifications

• Valid CVOR Technologist license in Virginia
• CVOR Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience
• CVOR Technologist experience within the last year
• Certified Surgical Technician (CST) certification
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience
• Surgical Technologist Assessment
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred Skills

• Scrubbing experience

Work Schedule & Requirements

• 36 hours per week
• Weekday, weekend, and holiday on-call required
• Dress code: Light blue scrubs provided

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Flexible
• Knowledgeable
• Self-starter