or technician open heart surgery

About Us

Valley Hospital Medical Center is a comprehensive acute care and teaching hospital located in the heart of Las Vegas. We have provided high quality healthcare to residents of Southern Nevada since 1972.

Our hospital offers a wide range of services, including advanced cardiology, neurology, surgery, and more. We are part of The Valley Health System (VHS), which comprises six hospitals in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada.

Our Vision and Values

At VHS, we strive for exceptional patient care. To achieve this goal, we provide our employees with:

• Advanced technological systems, processes, and practice;
• Performance improvement and patient safety standards to foster positive patient outcomes;
• A collaborative practice model;
• Evidence-based practice;
• Education and development programs to support recruitment and retention.

VHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Our UHS Service Excellence Program is guided by three standards:

• Treat everyone as a guest.
• Demonstrate professionalism and excellence in the things I do.
• Practice teamwork.

We take pride in providing a work environment that values diversity and inclusion among our teammates. This philosophy contributes to our success.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing technical responsibilities relative to assisting cardiothoracic surgeons with the instrumentation of Open Heart surgery, as well as assisting in the preparation and management of tubings utilized by the heart-lung (pump) machine.

Qualifications

Shift:

FULL TIME VARIED

Education:

High School Graduate or equivalent preferred. Successful completion of a surgical technologist program that is accredited by a national accrediting organization or a successor organization or must have successfully completed a training program for surgical technologist administered by the US Public Health Service, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.

Experience:

Minimum of two (2) years scrubbing experience in a major operating room, and at least one (1) year of experience as an Open Heart Scrub Technician.

License/Certification:

Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Current BLS Certification.

Other:

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patient.

Note:

Employees hired into this position prior to 1/1/2018 are exempt from certification requirement.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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