Operating Room Technician

Duties and responsibilities: Certified operating room technicians, also known as certified surgical technologists, are responsible for various pre-intra- and post-surgery duties within a hospital. Surgeons and registered nurses supervise their work. The majority of certified operating room technicians are employed in hospitals, but some also work in outpatient care centers, ambulatory surgical care centers and in the offices of doctors and dentists who outpatient surgery. In addition to certification, operating room technicians typically need some post secondary education.

Salary: $45,940

Education: Certified surgical technologists function in non-sterile and sterile capacities by creating an optimal environment for surgical patients. According to the Association of Surgical Technologists, there are three types of operating room technicians or surgical technologists. These positions are scrub surgical technologist, circulating surgical technologist and second assisting technologist. Each post is responsible for different duties and requires separate skills.

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