Apprenti Occupation
Overview
Surgical Technologists assist in the operating room under the supervision of surgeons and other surgical personnel. Apprentices learn to set up operating rooms, prepare patients, pass instruments, handle surgical supplies, and maintain sterile and safe environments. The program emphasizes patient safety, professional responsibility, and hands-on competency in surgical procedures.
Related Technical Instruction (RTI)
- Professionalism in Allied Health
- Introduction to Human Anatomy & Medical Terminology
- Surgical Technology
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Apprentices gain supervised experience in all phases of surgical support, totaling 2,000 hours:
- Departmental Responsibilities (cleanliness maintenance, inventory rotation, surgeon preference card updates, and committee participation)
- Preoperative Preparation (OR environment setup, sterile field establishment, patient/team prep, and surgical time-out participation) Intraoperative Duties (instrument/supply provision, equipment assembly, surgeon assistance, medication/specimen handling, and surgical counts)
- Postoperative Duties & Room Turnover:
- Assist Circulator (patient care assistance, specialty case preparation, and equipment/supply coordination)
Surgical Supplies & Equipment: Wash and decontaminate instruments, assemble trays, operate sterilizers, and maintain equipment. - Safety
- Professional Responsibilities (competency maintenance, cost containment, peer precepting, and performance improvement participation)
Certification Preparation: Apprentices may pursue the TS-C (Tech in Surgery) credential, requiring case documentation of 125 surgical cases (minimum 90 first-scrub), including general surgery and specialty areas.
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