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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) for a CVOR position requiring 5+ years of CST experience, including dedicated cardiac and vascular experience, with night shift weekend hours and on-call requirements.
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Work setting is a cardiovascular OR (CVOR) within a major academic medical center heart hospital
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Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:30–07:00, on weekends (PM weekends)
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On-call is required; must be flexible
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Procedures include CABG, EVAR, TEVAR, valve replacement (mitral, TAVR), VAD, aortic aneurysm repair, thoracic and vascular surgery, and transplant (heart, lung)
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Additional procedures include vascular cases (carotid endarterectomy, femoral-popliteal bypass, renal artery bypass), general surgery (Whipple, colectomy, thyroidectomy), and plastics (free flap/microvascular)
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Work settings include CVOR, General OR, Hybrid OR, and Trauma
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Equipment experience includes cell saver, crash cart, electrosurgical units, drills, fiber optic equipment, high-level disinfectant (HLD), and case carts
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Cardiovascular and thoracic instrument reprocessing experience required
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EMR: Epic
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Active OH or Compact RN license in hand at time of consideration — note: this is a CST role; OH state licensure/certification must be active
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Current BLS certification required
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Minimum 5 years of total CST experience required (hard stop)
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Minimum 2 years of dedicated cardiac and vascular scrub experience required (hard stop)
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Minimum 1 year of CVOR experience required
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Minimum 1 year of experience in a Level I Trauma facility required
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Scrub experience required; ability to scrub and circulate
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Proficiency in aseptic technique, equipment documentation, radiation safety, sharps safety, specimen handling, and universal protocol
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Experience with robotic-assisted cardiothoracic surgery preferred
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2 professional references required: at least 1 from a manager, director, or formal leadership role (e.g., supervisor); a Charge RN is acceptable as the second reference; co-worker references are not accepted
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted
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Ohio fingerprinting is required and must be completed as soon as possible after contract signing — candidates outside Ohio within driving distance must travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location; those at greater distances will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet to be completed urgently
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All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted at the time of consideration and will be built into the contract; RTO is limited to 7 days or less
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Former employees of the facility are eligible after a minimum 6-month separation; current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are not eligible
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This is an academic teaching hospital environment with a Level I Trauma designation
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Multiple parking permit options are available for purchase through CampusParc, ranging from surface lot access with shuttle service to 24/7 garage access
