Surgical Technology - Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center

Surgical Technology from Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center is a Campus Certificate Surgery degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. MISSION STATEMENT The purpose of the Surgical Technology Program is to prepare students for employment as surgical technologists . Selected portions of this program may be utilized to provide additional skills to enable nursing graduates to become employable in operating rooms as surgical technologists. This program provides students with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to perform safely and efficiently in the operating room and related areas as a surgical technologist . The program includes the basic sciences, as well as related areas of study and clinical rotation. Students are encouraged to develop their capabilities, which will better enable them to participate in the delivery of healthcare at community hospitals, outpatient centers and doctor?s offices. PROGRAM STRUCTURE The content in the Surgical Technology Program includes communication and interpersonal skills, legal and ethical responsibilities, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, aseptic techniques, patient care procedures, surgical technology procedures, patient safety, use and care of equipment and supplies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), heart saver level, employability skills, and basic computer literacy. In a simulated surgical environment students practice preparing, setting-up and maintaining a sterile field, sterilization and disinfection procedures and preparation of supplies and equipment for surgery and patient preparation. After successful completion of an approved program, students are eligible to take the Association of Surgical Technologists? National Certification Examination. View more details on Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Surgery courses.