Operating Room Technician
Duties and Responsibilities:
They are also referred as
surgical technicians or surgical technologists.
They help in the operation room
by assisting them. They are responsible for having all the surgical tools, and
other equipment needed to operate. During the surgery they assist doctors by
handing them the instruments they need during the surgery and for counting the
sponges and needles before and after the surgery. They also take the specimens to
the hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take the
patients to the recovery room.
Average Salary:
$16,000-$22,000
Educational Requirements:
A high school diploma or GED
is required, some vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating
room technology, and the training may be taken at large hospitals. The program
may be from 1 to 2 years, the students receiving training in medical
terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods. When the training is
finished the student must pass an exam by the Association of surgical
technologists to become certified.
I do not think that I would like
to become this because I feel like it is too much responsibility having to hand
every tool to the doctor during the surgery.
