Certified Surgical Technologist CVOR Full Time Days Sign-On Bonus Available
Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
You would train at other Northwestern Medicine sites first. How does that sit with you?
What they are checking: The posting states candidates would train at a few other locations.
Full time days at Lake Forest. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting states the shift and the site.
What would you do
Something breaks sterility mid-case. What do you do?
What they are checking: Speaking up in a room where you are not the surgeon is the real test.
This is a new heart program. What would your first six months look like?
What they are checking: The posting names helping launch and shape a new heart program.
How do you help build a room's routines when there is no established practice yet?
What they are checking: A new program has no muscle memory, which is the whole challenge.
About the work
Tell me about your cardiovascular operating room experience.
What they are checking: The posting states the team is seeking candidates with prior CVOR or OR experience.
What is particular about scrubbing an open heart case?
What they are checking: Cardiac cases run on bypass and the scrub role is defined by it.
Walk me through preparing the suite for a cardiac case.
What they are checking: The posting names preparing the suite with drapes, medications, solutions, instruments, equipment and implants.
Talk me through a count and what you do if it does not reconcile.
What they are checking: The count is the operating room's hardest stop and it does not bend.
How do you anticipate what the surgeon needs next?
What they are checking: The difference between passing instruments and being good at it.
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