Senior Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist

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Overview:

Sentara Heart Hospital is hiring a Senior Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist in Norfolk, Virginia.

Overview

The Senior Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist serves as a key member of the cardiovascular surgical team, specializing in complex open-heart and vascular procedures. This role provides expert technical support during surgical interventions, ensuring a sterile environment, proper instrumentation, and patient safety. The senior technologist mentors' junior staff, helps lead quality assurance efforts, and collaborates closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nursing personnel to facilitate optimal surgical outcomes.

The Senior Technologist level demonstrates expert knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, surgical instrumentation, and procedural flow, and serves as a preceptor, primary resource and educator for new employees, junior technologists, and other OR disciplines. The position serves in lead role and actively collaborates with the CVOR leadership team, as well as with surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and nursing staff to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care throughout the perioperative process.

Education

• Surgical Technologist Trade School Degree REQUIRED

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Surgical Technologist License REQUIRED
• National Certification (NBSTSA or NCCT) REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED

Experience

• 3 years prior experience REQUIRED
• Cardiac/CVOR Experience PREFERRED

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.