Operating room technician

Operating Room Technician

Operating room (OR) technicians, also called surgical technologists, assist surgeons, nurses and physicians before and during surgical procedures. They prepare the operating room, manage equipment and perform basic surgical tasks. Students need a high school diploma or GED, criminal background check, and a drug screening  completed before beginning the certificate or diploma programs. To maintain certification, candidates must complete 60 hours of continuing education.   Many courses in a surgical technology program focus on actual  operating room procedures; however, students also learn through lab studies include internships in hospital operating rooms. For example Patient care techniques, or Anatomy & physiology.

Salary:  $45,287

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I Think I would not like to be one, because I’m a person who is very bad when they see blood, is like a phobia or something, and in real thing “or on the surgery” it would be bad to the assistant to get on the floor.