Surgical technicians, also referred to as surgical technologists, assist surgeons in the operating room. The job duties for a surgical technician include sterilizing the room and the instruments, preparing the patient for surgery, preparing the operating room for surgery, handing instruments and other supplies to the surgeon, and cleaning and dismantling after surgery. The surgical technologist is also the person who is responsible for counting everything to ensure no instruments are left inside the patient. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for surgical technicians is expected to increase.
The Academy of Health Care Professionals
The Academy of Health Care Professionals offers financial aid to surgical technology students that qualify. There is also a career services department to assist graduates with finding a job as a surgical technologist once they have completed their program.
The Academy of Health Care Professionals
4738 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78229
800-487-6728
ahcp.edu
St. Phillips College
St. Phillips College has a surgical technology program that provides a certificate upon completion. Its program includes classroom learning as well as hands-on experience in an operating room of a hospital.
St. Phillips College
1801 Martin Luther King Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78203
210-486-2000
accd.edu
Baptist Health System School of Health Professionals
Baptist Health System School of Health Professionals started when a number of small medical schools came together under the Baptist Health System. The surgical technology program joined in 1955 and is a one-year program.
Baptist Health System School of Health Professionals
8400 Datapoint Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-297-9636
bshp.edu
