Certified Surgical Tech CVOR

• Location: Austin, TX

• Facility: Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

• Specialty: CVOR

• Schedule: Weekend-option | Full-time

• Sign-on Bonus: up to $15,000

• Prepare specialized cardiovascular operating rooms for complex procedures by ensuring precise assembly of sterile fields, specialized instrumentation, and equipment.
• Maintain seamless surgical flow during high-acuity open-heart and vascular cases by anticipating surgeon needs and delivering specialized instruments with expert timing.
• Enhance patient safety and surgical access through expert assistance with transport, dynamic positioning, and sterile draping tailored to cardiovascular access sites.
• Prevent retained surgical items by rigorously organizing, managing, and tracking all instruments, sponge, and needle counts to achieve 100% accuracy across every phase of surgery.
• Directly support patient stability during critical interventions by assisting the surgical team with rapid hemostasis, vessel retraction, and field management.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• One or more of the following required:
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences:

• 2+ years CST CVOR experience

• Weekend Option | 7am-7pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday with on call requirements.