Surgical Technician II- Cardiovascular Operating Room

About the role

The Surgical Technologist II – CVOR position is an integral member of the surgical team, responsible for maintaining a sterile field, anticipating surgeon needs, and assisting with instruments, supplies, and equipment throughout cardiovascular procedures. This role collaborates closely with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care in the operative setting.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical skill duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring proper technical practices are employed according to accepted standards of process.
• Maintains a sterile field and ensures the operating room environment is safe.
• Follows aseptic technique and proactively identifies contamination or breaks in aseptic technique and implements corrective actions.
• Assists in the proper identification, preparation, handling, and labeling of surgical specimens.
• Assists the surgeon, demonstrating an understanding of the patient’s anatomy and abnormalities affecting the surgical procedure.
• Assists team members to place and position patient on table.
• Reviews Physician preference lists, checks supplies, and instruments required for each surgical procedure.
• Demonstrates appropriate and correct case preparation.
• Assists in picking cases and planning of instrument needs.
• Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
• Recognizes and modifies scrubbing procedures based on pertinent information to develop modifications to standard approaches to care and communicates with the surgical team.
• Responds to surgical emergencies and follows hospital-wide emergency management plans.
• Inventories, receives, and stores supplies under the direction of Surgical Services leadership.
• Serves as a mentor for Surgical Tech peers and participates in teaching, guiding, and evaluating the performance of peers during orientation and annual review process.
• Identifies and reports defective instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Assists with restocking operating/procedure rooms and sub-sterile areas.
• Assists the registered nurse during the intraoperative implementation phase of nursing practice.
• Participates in data collection for research projects under the direction of an RN.
• Operates complex equipment and other resources in the operating room, troubleshooting as necessary.
• Performs daily cleaning, stocking, verification of all emergency carts are stocked and trays are updated.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year as a Surgical Technologist required.
• CVO experience strongly preferred, including cardiac (CABG, valves, TAVR, ECMO, Impella) and vascular procedures (EVAR, TCAR).

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology or Nursing Program; or Graduate of a Military Training Program in Surgical Technology; or Formal education/training may be substituted for individuals with 3+ years of prior experience as a surgical tech.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Other Information

• Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Professional Experience Requirements: One (1) year experience as a Surgical Technician CVOR experience in the following areas strongly preferred: Cardiac- Knowledge of Coronary Artery Bypass, Aoritc and Mitral Valve, minimally invasive heart valve surgery, ECMO, Balloon Pump insertion, circulatory arrest, aortic dissection, lead placement and removal, TAVR, Impella placement, familiar with various types of wire and catheters used for interventional cases. Vascular- Knowledge of various vascular standard OR cases, and Hybrid vascular cases inlcuding EVAR and TCAR.