OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN

Operating room technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Operating room technicians are also called surgical technicians. 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. An operating room technician also helps the doctors with handing them with needed instruments such as needles, sponges before and after the operation. They also deliver specimens to hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take patients to the recovery room.

Average Salary:  $16,000 - $22,000

Educational Requirements:

A high school diploma or GED certificate is required. Students receive training in medical terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods. At various vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating room technology, and training may also be taken at large hospitals.  At the end of the training period students must pass an examination by the Association of Surgical Technologists to become certified.