Description

Description

Hoag Hospital's CVOR is a cornerstone of its perioperative and cardiac surgical services, supporting complex cardiovascular and thoracic procedures in a high-acuity, technologically advanced environment. The program combines multidisciplinary collaboration with leading-edge surgical innovation to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Hoag is nationally recognized for clinical excellence, including Magnet designation and repeated “Best Hospital” rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The CVOR is led by board-certified, fellowship-trained, and internationally respected physician leaders known for advancing minimally invasive and complex cardiac and thoracic surgical techniques.

In partnership with Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute, the CVOR supports a comprehensive range of procedures, including open heart surgery, valve repair and replacement, CABG, thoracic aortic interventions, and advanced vascular cases. The program emphasizes clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation, and measurable quality outcomes.

Requirements

Responsibilities

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the surgical team under the direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.
• Functions in the role of scrub/assist person and assisting physician and/or RN.
• Responsible for direct and indirect care of patients.
• Assists with maintenance, care of instruments, supplies, and equipment according to the manufacturers’ instructions, standards of infection prevention, and institutional policies/procedures.
• Practices appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle, and miscellaneous item counts and equipment in accordance with policy.
• Decontaminates, cleans, and cares for operating room equipment using clean/sterile techniques in a procedural setting.
• Identifies, gathers, and prepares instruments and equipment and specialty items for all procedures in a timely manner according to the preference card.
• Acknowledges physiologic needs for the patient (size of equipment, maintenance of body temperature, and patient safety).
• Demonstrates and maintains competency as an expert in 3 or more specialties/service lines (e.g., Thoracic, Ortho, Spine, ENT).
• Demonstrates knowledge of anatomy and steps for routine or complex procedures.
• Describes, utilizes, and monitors clean/sterile technique used in a procedural setting.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current practice issues related to the assigned field of departmental and organization standards, policies, and procedures.
• May require on-call duty.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• The Technician IV acts as a preceptor to other staff and takes a prominent role in orientation and cross-training of staff and students; assists the manager & educator with development and monitoring staff practices.
• Assists in the development of educational programs.
• Serves as a resource for staff in the specialty area.
• Assist appropriate clinical resource in developing service line & quality improvement tools.
• Maintains preference cards.
• Leads and mentors all lower-level staff.
• Participates in a department Quality Improvement team/initiative.
• Participates in the development of drills and simulations as needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Scrub Technician program or equivalent military medical core training (not required for GI Lab)
• Minimum three years Surgery Tech/ scrub experience within an ambulatory or acute healthcare environment.
• Solid computer technical skills required, including proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and additional Organizational systems (Affinity, SMS, and PACS)
• Qualified bilingual or multilingual candidates preferred

Certifications Required

• BLS

Certifications Preferred

• Certification as Surgical Technologist