Surgical Technology

Awards

Lincoln Campus and Online

Types of Jobs Available

Surgical technologists are allied health professionals who are an integral part of the surgical team. The surgical technologist’s primary responsibilities are maintaining the sterile field, handing instruments, providing sterile items, anticipating the needs of the team, and assisting the surgeon.

Employment of surgical technologists is projected to grow 12 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Their main role is to work in the operating room of a hospital, surgery center, specialty center, doctor’s office, or labor and delivery. Other jobs may include surgery scheduler, materials manager, clinical preceptor, education coordinator, tissue/organ procurement technologist, private scrub for a surgeon, sterile processing manager, medical sales representative, traveling surgical technologist, clinical instructor, and program director.

Program Overview

This program is located on the Lincoln Campus and online. The online component is designed to accommodate those students outside of the Lincoln area who are unable to commute to a Lincoln hospital for their clinical. Online students must live in the state of Nebraska to accommodate instructor visits.

Online students complete the didactic portion via their computer with the final exams being proctored at a pre-approved site in their area. Online students are required to travel to one of five distance lab sites to complete their lab portion. Distance labs are located in Norfolk, Kearney, Hastings/Grand Island, North Platte and Lincoln. Labs generally are held one evening a week for the first term of the program. The Online students that live outside of Lincoln but within the 15 county area around Lincoln will be required to attend one of the Lincoln labs held one morning a week for the first term.

Online students will be required to find a clinical site at one of the pre-approved clinical sites that SCC has affiliation agreements with. This clinical portion will be required to be able to complete the program. To get a better understanding of the SCC affiliated sites, call the Program Director for assistance. Online students can work in conjunction with the local community college in their area to complete the pre-requisite courses needed prior to starting the program.

New program students are admitted every January.

The National Certification Examination will be administered before graduation. Upon verification of graduation from the program director, each student passing the exam will receive the official certification certificate from the National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants. The exam is administered through Applied Measurement Professionals Inc.

For more information contact:
Sharon Rehn, Program Director
402-437-2785, 800-642-4075 ext. 2785
skrehn@southeast.edu

or Becky Kramer, Health Sciences Advisor
402-437-2688, 800-642-4075, ext. 2688
bkramer@southeast.edu

or the College Admissions Office
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, www.caahep.org, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, Phone: 727-210-2350, Fax: 727-210-2354.

Admission Requirements

Online application to the program
Submit program admission requirements (see program admission checklistcriteria on program website for requirements): www.southeast.edu/surgtech/
Transcripts from high school, GED® or other colleges (if applicable)

Awards

Surgical Technology, A.A.S.