Certified Surgical Technician- CVOR

TriHealth; Montgomery (OH); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Shift differentials

Professional growth

Comprehensive benefits package

Résumé du poste

TriHealth is seeking a CVOR Certified Surgical Technologist to join the cardiovascular surgical team at Bethesda North Hospital. You will support complex cardiac and thoracic procedures, collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and nursing staff, and contribute to exceptional patient outcomes in a high-acuity CVOR.

The role offers professional growth opportunities, a fast-paced environment, and the chance to mentor teammates while ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technology; non-accredited accepted for hires prior to 2019.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Certified Surgical Technologist certification required.

Responsabilités

• Performs technical skills and provides assistance to surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and others in the CVOR.
• Acts as a leader by updating cards and trays and mentors CSTs & RNs in CVOR.
• Communicates professionally with team and patients, especially in high-stress CVOR situations.
• Maintains a safe environment and meets on-call and holiday requirements as needed.
• Pursues educational opportunities related to CVOR advancements and completes required hours of continuing education.

Connaissances

Surgical teamwork

Clinical communication

Patient safety

Mentoring

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Graduate of Surgical Technology program

BLS Certification

Certified Surgical Technologist

Description du poste

Job Description

Join the cardiovascular surgical team at Bethesda North Hospital, where you’ll play a critical role in complex cardiac and thoracic procedures that make a life-changing difference for patients every day. As a CVOR Certified Surgical Technologist, you'll work alongside highly skilled surgeons and a close-knit team of experts in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment that values collaboration, clinical excellence, and continuous learning. With opportunities to expand your expertise in advanced cardiovascular procedures, mentor fellow team members, and contribute to exceptional patient outcomes, this role offers both professional growth and the rewarding experience of being part of one of the region’s leading heart programs

Location

Bethesda North

Schedule

Full time day shift

Incentives & Benefits

We offer competitive shift differentials, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement.

• PRN positions not eligible for TriHealth benefits

https://careers.trihealth.com/what-we-offer/benefits

Minimum Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technology We will accept a non-accredited school of surgical technology if hired prior to 2019 Basic Life (Required)
• Other Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) Required
• Other Surgical Technologist certification required Required

Job Overview

Performs technical skills and provides assistance to surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and others in the CVOR. Performs as a leader(updating cards & trays) and a mentor (orienting CSTs & RNs) in the CVOR.

Job Responsibilities

• Effective Communication: Communicates professionally with team members/customers related to patient care situations, especially during high-stress situations in the CVOR (crashing on cardiopulmonary bypass, unexpected changes in surgical procuedure due to unexpected findings and/or high acuity patient population.
• Safety: Maintains a safe environment for self, patients, team members.
• Team work: Works closely and professionally with CVOR team members to assure that needs of the CVOR/patients/customers are met. Fulfills and is flexible with schedule and higher than normal on-call shifts, off-shifts and holiday requirements to ensure CVOR needs are met.
• Personal/Professional growth/development: Pursues educational opportunities related to CVOR advancements. In addition maintains required annual competencies related to heart failure surgical procedures (annual on-line and in-person lab) and completes additional required structural heart continuing education hours (10 hours annually).
• Job knowledge: Demonstrates advanced knowledge of processes and/or tools for the position and knowledge of the unit thru understanding of policies/unit goals/organizational goals.
• Quality: Participates in unit based quality initiatives. Active engagement to maintain and update surgeon preference cards and specialty supplies/equipment in the CVOR to provide highest quality of care for cardiac and thoracic patients.

Other Related Information

The CVOR team is a small group of high performing professionals. Team members must be flexible and able to fulfill on-call requirements. The certifed scrub technologist must be able to work in an environment that is at times high stress and fast paced while caring for high acuity patients. Technical skills are crucial in order to learn surgeon routines and to be able to anticipate surgeon needs. It is pertinent to perform as a leader in the COVR; updating surgeon preference cards, maintaining specialty surgical supplies and instrument trays, and mentoring new CST team members in orientation and RN team members learning to scrub cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures.

Working Conditions

• Bending - Frequently
• Climbing - Rarely
• Concentrating - Consistently
• Continuous Learning - Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
• Interpersonal Communication - Frequently
• Kneeling - Occasionally
• Lifting <10 Lbs. - Consistently
• Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Frequently
• Lifting <50 Lbs. - Consistently
• Pulling - Consistently
• Pushing - Consistently
• Reaching - Consistently
• Reading - Consistently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Standing - Frequently
• Stooping -
• Talking - Frequently
• Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
• Use of Hands - Consistently
• Color Vision - Frequently
• Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
• Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
• Walking - Frequently

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors

At TriHealth, We Believe There Is No Responsibility More Important Than To SERVE Our Patients, Our Communities, And Our Fellow Team Members. To Achieve Our Vision And Mission, ALL TriHealth Team Members Are Expected To Demonstrate And Live The Following

Serve: ALWAYS…

• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas

Excel: ALWAYS…

• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service

Respect: ALWAYS…

• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.

Value: ALWAYS…

• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.

Engage: ALWAYS…

• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community