Job Description
CVOR Surgical Technologist
Reporting To Director of Surgical Services
Location Hollywood, FL
Our client is a high-quality healthcare services in South Florida.
Scope and Responsibilities
Facilitates the safe and efficient performance of cardiovascular surgical procedures for the Adult or Pediatric/ Congenital population.
Specific Responsibilities
• Demonstrates accuracy and appropriate handling, labeling, and hand off to nurse of all specimens and cultures according to company’s policy. Verifies name of specimen with Physician.
• Demonstrates proper sterile technique during procedure. Handoff to other crew members.
• First scrub adult & pediatric complex vascular and cardiovascular procedures including transplants.
• Prepares surgical operating suite with drapes, solutions, instruments, equipment and supplies. Ensures good working order of equipment and instruments.
• Provides age and developmental appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents or adults.
• Travels outside the OR suite to assist with placing adult & pediatric patients on ECMO or other mechanical assist device.
• Assists with preparing, positioning and draping patients.
• Assist with appropriate instruments to physician during surgery. Assures accountability for proper counts of instruments and supplies during surgery.
• Maintains sterile fields to prevent site infections.
Key Selection Criteria
• Accredited Program: Surgical Technologist (Required) BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
• One (1) year of experience required.
Critical Competencies / Critical Success Factors
• Accountability
• Clinical Policies and Standards
• Customer Service
• Equipment Sterilization
• Patient and Family Centered Care
• Patient Safety – Nursing
• Responding to Change
• Standards of Behavior
Personal / Professional Attributes
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal su