Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Operating room technicians are also called surgical technicians or surgical technologists.  They assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery.  They are responsible for having surgical instruments, sterile bandages and linens, needed fluids, and other equipment ready for the operation.  They may also assist doctors by handing them needed instruments during surgery and for counting sponges and needles before and after the operation.  They deliver specimens to hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take patients to the recovery room. 

Salary:

 $16,000 - $22,000

Education:

A high school diploma or GED certificate is required.  Many vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating room technology, and training may also be taken at large hospitals.  Programs vary between one year to two years.  

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?

Why? Why not?

I think that I wouldn’t like to be a operating room technician because they don’t make a lot of money