Perm Placement: CVOR CST Tech

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Job Summary

The CST is an allied health professional who works under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective
conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions
properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. They possess
expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy,
surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician’s performance of invasive
therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

Education
Degree/Diploma Program of Study Additional Information
Additional Educational Requirements
Graduate of an accredited surgical technology course required.
Experience
# of Years Type of Experience Additional Information
Additional Experience Requirements
Certification & Licensures
Certification / License & State (if applicable) Additional Information
State Board certification required by start of employment
BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart ‘Healthcare
Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved
required *
Additional Certification/Licensure Requirements
* New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
Qualifications
- Demonstrates expertise in the delivery of care and possesses the skills necessary to perform complex tasks.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possesses the ability to assess
data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed in order to provide care for the age
group of patients served.
- Must have reliable means of phone communication with hospital.
Criminal Background Checks
3rd Party Background Check
VA State Police
Physical Demands
17 A Medical Technician/Other Technicians/Assistants

Work Function/Activity : Light to Medium Physical Demand (20 to 50 lbs) • Frequent hand washing required. • Frequent
standing, walking. • Occasional sitting, bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, pulling, pushing, stretching, reaching,
climbing, twisting. • Frequent lifting, carrying, holding when moving/using equipment, and other materials. Technically
advanced equipment will usually be operated from a computer screen and control panel. • Occasional repetitive arm,
hand and finger movements. • Frequent use of hand-held objects and equipment. • Visual ability to see details at a
distance (corrected to 20/40), to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer), to match or
detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness and to judge which of several objects is closer
or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer. • Able to speak clearly so
that it is understandable to a listener. • Able to identify and understand the speech of another person. • Able to focus on a
single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds and to detect or tell the
difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness. • Mental activities: technical, interpretation,
computing, organizational and communication skills.

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