Fairfax Hospital - OR - Cardiac Surgery | Surgical Technologist CVOR | Full -Time Days | Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. Retirement:  Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Surgical Technologist CVOR Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

Understands and incorporates AORN, TJC, and other professional and regulatory standards into clinical practice. Adheres to all Inova policies and procedures and coaches staff on compliance to all policies and procedures. Coordinates the delivery of appropriate services for specialty, physician group, and population. Engages the OR team in critical thinking about the management of the case. Collaborates with the OR team and serves as a resource. Sequences case, physician, and patient care activities to include instrumentation, equipment and supplies, appropriate staff and specialty personnel, tests, and therapies. Ensures all safety standards are addressed with the team. Facilitates seamless transitions between pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care. Assists, both directly and indirectly, with room turnover. Ensures surgical pause is performed according to the procedure. Identifies physician, case, staff, and patient family learning needs proactively. Identifies, recognizes, and participates in the development of education materials for specific specialty services needs. Incorporates the use of standards and guidelines to improve perioperative practice. Leads team in striving for best practices. Assists the Clinical Director in developing a plan to overcome recognized variances in performance or adherence to best practice. Seeks knowledge of new trends in practice. Assists the Clinical Director as a primary resource for scrubbing all CVOR surgical procedures. Reviews current clinical research literature and shares with leadership team and staff. Participates in performance improvement teams. Is knowledgeable in Lean principles. Assists the team in applying these principles to improve processes within the service line. Makes clinical decisions based on education and experience. Integrates varied patient experiences into clinical decision-making. Monitors clinical, efficiency, and SCIP performance indicators on a daily basis. Develops action plans to improve all assigned metrics. Measures compliance. Anticipates behaviors that impact team function and optimizes staff strengths to achieve a positive outcome. Implements strategies to optimize teamwork. Mentors OR team members to achieve desired patient outcomes. Demonstrates leadership behaviors. Facilitates leadership development among colleagues. Assists in the development of mentors. Mentors team. Utilizes basic framework for problem-solving. Recognizes and addresses team conflict. Mentors OR team staff in problem-solving. Mentors staff in documentation. Utilizes and reinforces correct understanding of intraoperative outcomes. Meets with staff in a timely manner to facilitate patient care. Demonstrates superior knowledge of normal and pathological A&P. Acts as a change agent: A.) Produces cogent and persuasive written materials to address nursing, healthcare, and organizational issues appropriate to the audience. Coordinates, facilitates, and manages change within the healthcare organization. May perform additional duties as assigned.

Surgical Technologist CVOR Requirements:

Certification - Basic Life Support upon start Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) via NCCTLicensure  Registered Surgical Technologist with VA- Upon Start Experience - 2 years of Surgical Technologist experience in cardiac surgery Education - High School diploma or equivalent