This video is a "day in the life" of a Surgical Technologist. For more information about this and other programs at Great Lakes Institute of Technology, visit www.glit.edu/ or call us at 814-864-6666.
I'm a new tech (graduated June 4th, 2021). I'm 33 now and this is the 1st job that I can actually say I love and I've worked many jobs. I finally found my passion and love what I do!
OMG you're my inspiration!!! 🥰 I'll be 32 in a couple of months and just started looking into programs. Hopefully I get in for the Spring semester (classes start January 2022). I am really excited but nervous at the same time. I'm leaning towards surg tech; but I was also considering xray/radiology programs as well . Congrats on graduating that's AMAZING!! Would love to hear about your experience/school/clinicals/specialties/getting a job, etc.
@@Ashley-og9ti Hi Ashley! I went thru an accelerated program that was only 10 months and I can't lie it was probably the toughest thing I ever got thru. I almost gave up numerous of times but I fought thru. I'm also a single mother to a 5 year old boy so that made things rough at times as well. I'm not a book worm so I hated class work but I loved clinicals. I did over 200 cases during school. I was amazed every time. My favorite is definitely plastic surgery. I'm currently still looking for work that will fit me because I don't have a lot of support when it comes to my child so I'm looking more into an outpatient clinic. I live in a small town so not a lot of opportunities and places out here but I still have faith. I think you should definitely try it out, the program can be tough but if I made it thru anybody can! Feel free to ask me any questions and good luck to you!!
Congratulations on your graduation and finding a passion and something you love! I’m 24 and am interested in the job! Reading your story was super inspiring!
Hello i went to sjvc in california. Im doing my extership and im getting train as a medical assistant. But im not really good in my eanglish communication when i call patients to remind them about their appointment. My question is can i still work as a surg tech with my am certificate.
@@joseluisakachoche7483 yeah you have to take a whole different test. Go back and take a different program or study and just pay for the exam out your pocket I don't know the situation if they got financial aid or not but I do know you can pay to take the certifications in surgical tech.Good luck to u whichever route u take.
I wanted to do the same thing, but now I’ve been thinking for a while now about what i want and their is no doubt in hell i want to be working in a hospital
I'm a Sterile Processing Tech. Is it true Sterile Processing Techs and Surgical Techs make the same amount? I have 5 years experience with SPD. I'm a traveler but if I would have to take a permanent job in the department, my pay would be $20/hr in the city and in DC area I would get $23-$25/hr. And that's hospital pay. Surgery center pay would be $25/hr in the city and $28-$30/ hr in DC area. I'm ready to move on with Surgical Tech but not if I gotta get the same pay as a new grad. I would negotiate $2-5 more since I have SPD background
I'm grateful for this video I'm planning on going into that line of the medical field in winter semester so now I understand the duty and I like it already 😎💓
@@RbEoWyA hello 🤗 and yes I am working as a surgical technologist 💗at a hospital 🏥 and I love my career field!!! I enjoy seeing all surgical procedures 😍
I'm kinda curious why techs don't wear gloves when setting up the surgical cloths and equipment? Is there a reason for this or just personal preference 🤔?
There is a school called Dignity College of Healthcare Professions and the surgical tech program is 4 months long and classes are online and accredited in 44 states and the price is $2,500
Hello my name is Tareq I'm from 🇾🇪 I'm surgical technician . I worked there 2years for many surgery firstly in ophthalmic surgery then in general surgery and orthopedic surgery and etc.. Steps choose the suitable instruments for operation Ex. Rt. Radius # for patient his age is 11 and he is slim I'll choose orthopedic instrument 3.5 D.C.P or any plates surgeon wanted 3.5 Plates , knife , metz scissor ,dissecting forceps toothed 2 one for surgern and other to the resident, small gauze , mayo scissor, screws(have many shapes), screwdriver, maybe use k-wire( has many sizes) , drill , suitable bit( has many sizes) thank you sir have a nice job.
How do you anticipate the surgeon's needs? That's the one question I have about this position. When you go to school do you learn each procedure from start to finish and just memorize the order of the instruments the surgeon will be using?
It's sort of hard to describe but it really the stage of surgery and the type of tissue being worked on, etc. Some surgeries require very large setups with multiple pans, trays, cords, and things you would never see in school and learning all this comes from learning from techs who are currently working with that experience in the field. Some things however can be anticipated by just watching what the surgeon is doing. An example would be that once the surgeon has made incision into the tissue, usually the next steps are to have a forcep ready so they can do fine dissection of the tissue which means you would have either a pair of scissors like a metz ready to hand to them or the electrocautery. It really is surgeon specific and tissue specific. It really just comes with time. Another example is if you are in an ortho case and the surgeon asks for an osteotome. Most likely the next instrument after that would be a mallet (hammer). You just learn the surgeon specific techniques as you go and it takes time. Be patient with yourself. Surgeons are notoriously impatient but don't let that detour you. Hope you get into the field as we need more of us!
Hello my name is Tareq I'm from 🇾🇪 I'm surgical technician . I worked there 2years for many surgery firstly in ophthalmic surgery then in general surgery and orthopedic surgery and etc.. Steps choose the suitable instruments for operation Ex. Rt. Radius # for patient his age is 11 and he is slim I'll choose orthopedic instrument 3.5 D.C.P also 3.5 Plates , knife , metz scissor ,dissecting forceps toothed 2 one for surgern and other to the resident, small gauze , mayo scissor, screws(have many shapes), screwdriver, maybe use k-wire( has many sizes) , drill , suitable bit( has many sizes) thank you sir have a nice job.
@@cernechristina6552 In the US, the best route is to get the 2 year Associates degree in surgical technology. I would also strongly recommend becoming certified as some hospitals will not hire a tech without that certification. Some places will pay more because you are certified. There isn't a whole lot of "grandfathered in" as they call it which is where you can walk in and someone just trains you without any education whatsoever. That is going bye bye and for good reasons as this is patient care and it is surgery. So a 2 year degree with national certification through NBSTA.
Hi!! I have been a CST for 26 years and currently an educator and program administrator. I'd like to thank you for the video, which I was planning to use as an instructional tool until I saw the scrub technique. The footage is great and very on point. Unfortunately, the scrub technique does not meet the standard of practice we required in the surgical technology practice. I hope it can be reviewed and corrected for us to use it. Thanks otherwise. Kindly JZ.
You have a full day's schedule and not enough staff, so that you are working at a running pace, when you get in your car at the end of the day, your heart is pacing like mad! And that was pre covid!
Could anybody answer my question do yall know if its common to work 24 hours for a full shift then the very next day working another 12 making it 36 in total
@elnarrador: Ese no es un hospital. Es un salon de clases de este instituto donde entrenan a "surgical techs". Son estudiantes en un simulacro de cirugia.
I am in school for business and after 3 years realized I hate it I always wanted to be in the medical field but terrified to do so I think I may take the first step into making this a career and go to school for it I know its a big career change which makes me nervous.. any advice from anyone who has a similar career experience?
Hey don't be discouraged it's a lot of us and go to school and don't work in the field that we went to school for. so if you decide to change that's on you make that sacrifice and do what you want to do good luck boo.
My advice is if you feel like surgical technician may be your thing, see if your local hospital will let you shadow the OR for a couple of days. Here is some additional info/advice. 1- The thing they aren't showing you in this video is that the OR can be a hostile work environment. Surgeons are notoriously aggressive, OCD, mean, like to throw things, and are bullies. And they are like this to everyone. There are some nice ones out there but I've met more mean ones that nice ones. Your right hand man will be the nurse, called a circulator and some nurses are also mean, rude, and aggressive. The saying, "Nurses eat their young" is a saying for a reason. Some techs are also not very nice. Again, the OR can be hostile. We the tech tend to get it more because we are the ones assisting the surgeon so if you aren't fast enough or moving when you should be holding still, the surgeon will most likely let you know...and not in a nice way. I love my job but you have to have VERY thick skin and take everything with a grain of salt because though you are responsible for a ton of things in the OR, primarily sterility and instrumentation, you will be treated with the least respect. You will be blamed for things, cursed at, thrown out of rooms ( some surgeons don't want travelers in their rooms so yes, I occasionally get thrown out) , etc. 2. The pay is sub par. I think the average tech makes 30,000 a year which is terrible especially with the amount of education we have to maintain and pay for and for the amount of responsibility we have in the OR. That is why I am a traveling surgical tech. 3. You may have to do surgeries that you don't necessarily agree with. 4. You will be REQUIRED to take call shifts. The more staffing shortage the hospital has, the more call you will take. And it can vary from a few hours to an entire weekend and you could literally be working ALL weekend, just to have to come back and still do a full week shift. 5. Now with all of that said, being a surgical tech can be very rewarding. Overall I enjoy my job. I love helping patients. I like the challenges. I love hard, complicated things that make my mind really work. Surgery can be fun and very interesting. And I travel so I make more money than the average surgical technician and this on it's own has it's own set of challenges. It's full of pros and cons. You just got to ask yourself how much your willing to deal with. Hope this helps.
In Colombia it is a professional career and I want to live and work in it in the USA or another country, maybe someone can give me some information about this or what I can do to validate my career
Hola, no creo que haya forma de validar ese tipo de certificacion ya que aqui (en los EEUU)es una carrera vocacional. Aqui es un curso de dos semestres mas o menos y no necesitan licencia para trabajar sino solamente pasar un examen de certificacion. But to take the certification exam, the Surgical tech must have graduated from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). That is the accrediting body for this type of allied health programs in the U.S.
@@tashawnaherbert4417 when putting the strile equipment on the Mayo stand, you suppose to be in the front of it and hold it with your stomach while putting it in so it won’t get contaminated.
This is a surgical tech. Sterile tech (sterile processing technician) processes, assembles, decontamination, and sterilizes surgical instruments. Surgical tech is what you see in the video.
