2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Surgical Technology
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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, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
The main role of the Surgical Technologist is to work in the operating room of a hospital, surgery center, specialty center, doctor’s office, or labor and delivery department. Other jobs may include surgery scheduler, materials manager, clinical preceptor, education coordinator, tissue/organ procurement technologist, private scrub for a surgeon, sterile processing manager or technician, medical sales representative, traveling surgical technologist, program 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 a computer with the midterm and 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/Columbus, Kearney, Hastings/Grand Island, North Platte and Lincoln. Online 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 Technology and Surgical Assisting. The exam is administered through Applied Measurement Professionals Inc.
For more information contact:
Casey Glassburner, Program Chair
402-437-2786, 800-642-4075 ext. 2786
cglassburner@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, 9355 113 St. N. #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Phone: 727-210-2350, Fax: 727-210-2354.
Admission Requirements
- Complete Program General Education Requirement Courses
- Complete online application to the program during the designated time periods
- Complete Program Admission Checklist (refer to program website for requirements: https://www.southeast.edu/surgicaltech/)
- Submit transcripts from high school, GED® or other colleges (if applicable)
Highly Recommended Laptop computer system requirements (should not be older than 3 years)
- Laptop models: Apple MacBook (10.12-Sierra, 10.13-High Sierra or 10.14-Mojave) or
Windows Laptops (Windows 10 pro, home version may work fine) or
MS Surface Tablet Pro (Windows 10 Pro)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or higher
- Ram (Memory): 4GB minimum
- Hard Drive: Solid State hard drive preferred 128 GB or higher
- Peripherals: Webcam, Headphones
- Wireless: all laptops should have wireless
NOT Recommended: Android Tablets, iPads, Windows RT
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