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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist with 5+ years of CST experience and dedicated cardiac and vascular expertise for a heart hospital CVOR position.
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Work in a heart hospital's CVOR unit performing cardiovascular and thoracic procedures
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13-week assignment with a schedule of two 8-hour shifts and two 12-hour shifts totaling 40 hours per week
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Shifts occur anytime between 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. based on staffing needs
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Weekend rotation distributed equitably among staff
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Call duties included as part of the contract, with call hours distributed equitably and varying by schedule
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Uses Epic EMR
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Performs CVOR procedures including CABG, EVAR, TEVAR, and valve replacement
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Level I Trauma facility setting
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Minimum of 5 years of overall CST experience required
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At least 2 years of dedicated cardiac and vascular experience required
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Minimum of 1 year of CVOR experience required
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Minimum of 1 year of experience in a Level I Trauma facility required
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Experience with cardiovascular/thoracic instrument reprocessing required
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BLS certification required
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Scrub experience required
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Skilled in general OR, thoracic, and vascular procedures
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Proficient in aseptic technique and equipment documentation
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Experience with crash cart management, scrubbing, and circulating
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License required if applicable
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Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
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First-time travelers will be considered for this position
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Local candidates are accepted at the same pay rate
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Two professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or formal leadership role such as a supervisor; a charge RN is acceptable for the second reference; coworker references are not accepted
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Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more
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Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at this facility
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RTO must be requested and built into the contract at time of submission, limited to 7 days or less
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Candidates must be aware of the urgency of the Ohio fingerprinting process and complete fingerprints immediately upon signing the contract
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Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance will be required to drive to an Ohio fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking
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Candidates at extreme distances from Ohio will be mailed a fingerprinting packet to complete urgently upon receipt
