Surgical Technologist
Competency-based
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Skills
Classroom instruction topics
- Human Anatomy
- Surgical Asepsis
- Sterile Processing I
- Medical Terminology
- Human Physiology
- Sterile Processing Externship
- English Composition I
- Oral Communications
- Principles of Sociology
- General Psychology
- Biomedical Ethics
- Fundamentals of Surg Tech
- The Surgical Patient
- Surgical Pharmacology
- Basic Operative Procedures
- Surgical Specialty/Professional Prep
- Applied Surgical Techniques I
- Applied Surgical Techniques II
- Advanced Surgical Procedures
- Applied Surgical Techniques III
- Applied Surgical Techniques IV
On-the-job training
- ST 102 - Sterile Processing
- Packaging Items for Sterilization; Envelope Wrap
- Instrumentation
- Hand Cleaning Instruments
- Instrument Set Assembly
- Packaging Items for Sterilization; Peel Pouch
- Packaging Items for Sterilization; Rigid Container System
- ST 210 - Applied Surgical Technique I
- Vital Signs - Blood Pressure
- Vital Signs - Temperature
- Vital Signs - Pulse
- Vital Signs - Respiratory
- Sellick Maneuver
- Patient Transport and Transfer
- Surgical Skin Prep
- Urinary Catheterization
- Patient Positioning
- Open Gloving
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Basins
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Peel Pouches
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Suture Packets
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Rigid Instrument Sets
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Envelope Wrapped Instrument Sets
- Opening Sterile Supplies - Back Table Packs
- Drying Hands and Arms
- Gowning and Gloving Self
- Surgical Hand Rub
- Surgical Scrub
- Gowning and Gloving
- Draping Mayo Stand; Arrange Instruments and Supplies in Sterile Field
- Perform Sponge, Sharp & Instrument Count
- Remove Gown and Gloves
- Draping the Patient - Laparotomy
- Draping the Patient - Lithotomy
- Draping the Patient - Extremity
- ST 211 - Applied Surgical Techniques II
- Remove & Replace Contaminated Gown & Gloves
- Draw up Medication in a syringe into the sterile field
- Opening a case
- Load & Unload scalpel blade on scalpel handle
- Pass Instruments
- Suture/Needle/Staple/Tie Handling and passing
- Handle Pathology Specimens
- Wound Drainage System
- Assemble & Apply Dressings
- Postoperative routine
- Change of Shift Report
- Intraoperative Counts
- ST 212 & 213 - Applied Surgical Techniques III & IV
- Students are required to complete a minimum of 120 surgical cases in the first scrub role. It must include a minimum of 30 General Surgery cases and 10 specialty cases in 4 different specialties.
- The Clinical cases will be monitored closely by the Program Director to ensure that all cases are documented properly and the minimum required cases are met before the completion of the course.
- If cases are not met before the completion of the course, the student will not be eligible to sit for the Certification exam.
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