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

Job Opportunity: CVOR Tech

Location

• City: New Haven, 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 schedules considered: 2x12 hour shifts and 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, plus 2 calls per Monday-Friday week (either 7 PM – 11 PM or 7 PM – 7 AM) with one day per week available to stay late
• Average patient ratio: 1:2
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Weekend requirement: Two 24-hour calls per schedule
• Locals are not accepted

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1567

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a CVOR Technologist
• CVOR Technologist experience within the last year
• Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Compliance and Background 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 required for internationally educated candidates
• Verification of highest level of education required
• Sex offender search required
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start and updated annually (clean shaven required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation required
• Annual TB questionnaire required
• Required vaccinations or proof of immunity (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (September 1 – March 31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred but not required

Additional Training and Competency Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam required within 12 months, minimum passing score 85%
• Color blind testing required for all candidates starting on or after 8/2/2024, minimum passing score 80%
• 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 (with some unit exceptions)
  • Stroke Education (except pediatric specialties and NICU)
  • CLABSI Prevention Training
  • Preventing Pressure Injury Training
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
  • Pyxis ES MedStation Training
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
  • AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych/Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (not required for CVOR Tech)
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)
  • Chaperone Policy Training (effective 5/31/2024)
• EPIC charting system experience encouraged; EPIC testing or training may be required

Documentation and History Requirements

• Employment application with 7-year work history, no gaps greater than 90 days
• Verification of last 7 years of employment required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• One supervisor reference within the past year required for ICU assignments; otherwise, standard reference requirements apply
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for surgical and related tech roles

Additional Information

• Scrub color provided
• Parking available at $125/month (note: pay details excluded)
• Guaranteed hours
• Return to office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced CVOR Technicians interested in travel assignments within a high-acuity, Level I trauma center environment.