Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Also known as a surgical technician or technologist (depending on education and experience), an operating room technician enjoys the following duties:

·         Preparing the operating room

·         Making sure all necessary supplies and surgical tools are sterile and ready

·         Keeping track of all items used during surgery to make sure nothing gets misplaced

·         Providing other assistance during the operation

·         Delivering the patient to recovery

·         Cleaning up the operating room after surgery

These important responsibilities, among others, directly contribute to the success of surgical operations.

Salary: $42,993

Education: Technically a high school diploma or GED satisfies the qualifications for a candidate to enter the necessary training programs and become an ORT. However, earning an associate’s or bachelor’s degree usually makes an operating room technician more desirable to employers, not to mention better positioned for opportunities that come along over the years. Whether the prospective technicians major in a science or not, all types of laboratory courses are appropriate.

Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be a operating room technician because all they do gives me the chills.