Operating Room Support Specialist, VNS - Part Time (Charlotte/Greensboro/Winston-Salem)
About the role
This is a Part-Time opportunity. Our Operating Room Support Specialists help to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients living with epilepsy. Whether you are an experienced Nurse, Operating Room Support Specialist, or someone looking to be trained to enter the medical field, this is your opportunity! Get the chance to work in the OR collaborating with neurosurgeons, epileptologists, and nurses supporting case coverage for our VNS Therapy System, which is FDA-approved for the treatment of refractory epilepsy.
Responsibilities
- Provide surgical case coverage in the OR during implantation of the Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) Therapy System
- Support Operating Room staff in product-related matters intraoperative, including VNS diagnostics, troubleshooting, and programming assistance
- Understand the implantation, operating room, and credentialing process
- Know the local hospitals
- Be available to work with short notice
Qualifications
- BS/BA degree or clinical technical/operating room environment experience
- Ability to project a positive image
- Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office software
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and nonverbal skills to communicate in the OR
- Maintain all required necessary immunizations for healthcare employment as described above
Training
Training on the Vagus Nerve Stimulator will be provided at our Houston corporate office, as well as procedural training as needed. The underlying knowledge of the VNS Therapy System is not necessary right away.
Work environment
This is a field-based position requiring the employee to visit hospital facilities regularly. It will require compliance with hospital credentialing and access requirements (including any necessary immunizations as are required for healthcare employment). Travel requirements will be limited with the potential for an overnight stay on occasion.
Pay
The target hourly pay is $60/HR.