Surgical Technology is an exciting field where you work as part of the surgical team under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of surgical procedures. You will be responsible for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative duties that include preparing the operating room, creating and maintaining the sterile field, counting the necessary instruments, exposing the operative site with sterile drapes, specimen care, passing instrumentation and supplies to the surgeon, dressing application, and removal of used instruments from the O.R.
While most surgical technologists are employed in hospital surgery departments, obstetric departments, and ambulatory care centers, there are options for experienced surgical technologists in specialized areas.
The Surgical Technology program is designed to prepare entry-level Surgical Technologists who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. Our surgical technology program includes both theory and practical clinical experience designed to prepare you to pass the national certification examination for surgical technologists and provide services in the surgical area under the supervision of the surgical supervisor.
Students are required to take the National Exam given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) before or directly after graduation. Those who pass this exam become Certified Surgical Technologists (CST).
Enrollment in the program is limited. See the Selective Admissions requirements in the How to Get Started section of this Catalog or at www.tjc.edu/surgicaltechnology.
Marketable skills for this award include: critical thinking, detail-oriented, initiative, multi-tasking, organizational skills and team work.
Associate of Applied Science
TSI Reading & Writing Complete
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