Surgery Technology

Overview

If you are interested in being a valuable part of surgery teams, working beside surgeons, nurses, and other medical professionals, you can train for an exciting career as a Surgery Technologist.

With BTC’s high quality education and hands-on training, you’ll gain the valuable skills needed now by hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and dental surgery offices.

BTC’s students graduate prepared for top jobs: 100% of program graduates passed the National Certification of Surgical Technology Exam in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 90% passed in 2018. 100% passed in 2019 and 2020.

This surgery technology education program is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

Program Outcomes

The goal of this program is to prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Adhering to the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists, 6th ed., and employer and instructor’s expectations, upon completion of the Surgery Technology program, the student will:

Demonstrate proficiency in the care of the operative environment preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.
Provide safe patient care with strict adherence to sterile technique and asepsis.
Demonstrate critical thinking relating to prioritization, anticipation, problem analysis, and evaluation of solutions.
Apply the principles of effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
Compile completed Clinical Case Experience Log of surgical procedure assistance in accordance with the Core Curriculum for Surgery Technology, 6th ed.
Demonstrate knowledge and experience by successful completion of the National Certification Examination for Surgical Technologists.

Clinical Placement Requirements

After registration into the Surgery Technology program but prior to beginning clinical rotations, admitted students must be eighteen (18) years of age and submit proof of the following requirements:

Criminal History Background Check Notification Form
Physical exam and specified immunizations
11-panel drug screen
Current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR
Medical insurance coverage

More information about the clinical placement requirements process is on the Surgery Technology Program website.

Degree Requirements

Surgery Technology AAS-T Degree completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and minimum grade of B/3.0 for SURG 100 and minimum grade of C-/2.0 for all other Surgery courses.

Programs

Associate of Applied Science - Transfer

Surgery Technology, AAS-T