Travel CVOR Technologist
Lima, OH
Tact Staff
5x8 hrs

Functioning within the Health System’s mission, values, objectives, procedures and policies, the Surgical Technologist functions within a collaborative approach along with all members of perioperative services to provide quality patient care. The Surgical Technologist assists in the delivery of care for the surgical patient. Case preparation responsibilities include schedule and booking sheet review to verify necessary equipment to be available and complete.  The Surgical Technologist assists in moving and positioning patient per Surgeon’s guidelines; participates in time out to confirm procedure and surgeon; and drapes patient within surgeon’s guidelines. The Surgical Technologist also assists the Surgeon with the case as directed including providing retraction of tissue for optimal visualization, demonstrating retraction and instrument technique.  The Surgical Technologist functions in all areas of Surgical Services including, but not limited to, General, Ortho, OB/GYN, Open Heart, Podiatry, Robotics, Urology, Neuro, Vascular, ENT, Plastics, Hybrid, Robotic and Laser cases. Judgments are made based upon clinical skills. Once training is completed, Surgical Technologist will be expected to be part of the on-call rotation in the respective area of training. On-call response time within 30 minutes required. On-call frequency will be determined in accordance with departmental guidelines.

Submission Requirements
2+ Years of Experience - Required1+ Years of Open Heart Experience - RequiredNational Certification - RequiredBLS (AHA) - RequiredPrior Travel - RequiredMust be a graduate of a surgical technology program - RequiredMust be flexible, cannot accommodate blocked schedules, etc. Profile Requirements: Work historySkills Checklist, current to 1 year, pertinent to the specialty

Certification Requirements
BLS (AHA)
NBSTSA

About the Facility
Further Lima Specifics:Nonbillable Hours: 8 hoursReferences not Required at time of submissionOT/Holiday/Call back Markups: 1.25x Regular ratesAll Travelers will be expected/required to float to units within their scope of practice and skill set.  Should a traveler refuse to float, Lima reserves the right to send traveler home without pay for the entire work week.  Lima Memorial Health System was founded in 1899 as Lima City Hospital by the citizens of the Lima, Ohio community. The hospital is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 1,500 employees, and 25 facilities in their 10-county service area in the region.[1] Lima Memorial Health System also offers an extended network of primary care, pediatric and specialist physicians in their Lima Memorial Physicians (LMP) group. EMR: MediTech