
Cardiac Surgical Technologist
Norfolk, VAFull-time$30.26–44.75/hrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Sentara is hiring a Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist for its Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The role assists cardiovascular surgeons during open-heart, vascular, and thoracic procedures by preparing the operating room, organizing instruments and supplies, maintaining a sterile environment, and providing intraoperative support. The program handles complex cardiac cases, including CABG, valve, aortic, and structural procedures. The schedule includes 10-hour shifts and regular call coverage.
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City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Rotating Overview: Sentara is hiring a Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist for Sentara's Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.
Sign on Bonus up to $30,000 offered for experienced cardiac candidates! Relocation packages available!
Shift: 10-hour shifts: 6-4:30pm, 7-530pm, or 9-730pm Call is 2-3 per week and every other weekend call with a 30 min response time
Overview of Heart Hospital Sentara Norfolk General/Sentara Heart Hospital is a comprehensive, Level 1 Trauma center, located in Norfolk, VA. The Heart Hospital Cardiac Surgery program has dedicated CVOR rooms, served by a dedicated cardiac OR team, who perform high volume, complex open-heart CABG, Valve, Aortic, and Structural cases (TAVR). We also serve as the regional center for ECMO/MCS, Heart Transplant, and Aortic dissection cares.
Overview The Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist plays a critical role in assisting cardiovascular surgeons during open-heart, vascular, and thoracic surgical procedures. This highly specialized surgical technologist is responsible for preparing the operating room, organizing surgical instruments and supplies, and ensuring a sterile environment. The technologist anticipates the surgeon’s needs and provides intraoperative support to optimize surgical outcomes, patient safety, and procedural efficiency.
Certification/Licensure
- Virginia Surgical Technologist License REQUIRED
- NBSTSA CST Certification REQUIRED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED
Experience
- 1 year Cardiovascular or Thoracic experience REQUIRED
KEYWORDS: Talroo – Allied Health. CST. Surg Tech. Surgical Tech. Surgical Technician. Operation Room Tech. Scrub Tech. Scrub. Surgical. OR Tech. Surgical Technologist. NBSTSA. NCCT. Certified Surg Tech. Certified Surgical Tech. Certified Surgical Technologist. Cardiovascular. Cardiac. CVOR. Cardiac.
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $30.26 - $44.75 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met. Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day! Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,782 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.26–44.75/hr
- Virginia median$30–43/hr43 hourly ranges
- US median$28–40/hr1,144 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $37.51/hr, is 7% above the Virginia median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the middle half of Surgical Technologist hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Surgical Technologist jobs in Virginia and 2,782 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- HCA Healthcare20 open
- Sentara Health (this employer)16 open
- Hatch Global Search15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,201 postings).
- Education
- 6 of the 2,782 open Surgical Technologist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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