Surgical Technicians Are Often Overlooked as One of the Best Health Care Professions
During the last few years the Economy has been on a down swing. Jobs can be hard to come by, especially good career oriented work. But while the economy comes crushing down, the need for health care workers has not.
Often times people decide to become registered nurses, Ultrasound technicians, Paramedics, or LPN’s. But one fantastic career that is very much overlooked is that of a surgical technician.
Surgical Technicians are medical professionals that are in charge of assisting the surgeons during a procedure. Their responsibilities during a procedure include sterilizing the surgical area, and keeping it sterilized. They also are in charge of sterilizing the tools that are used during the operation and being well versed in their usage and functions. During the procedure a surgical technician is in charge of handing the surgeon each and every tool they ask for. Whether it be the scalpel, the clamps, or suction, the surgical technician needs to be ready to hand the tool to the surgeon quickly. They tend to have added responsibilities depending on which surgeon they are assisting but for the most part those are their main responsibilities.
One of the best things about becoming a surgical technician is how easy it is to become certified. The schooling itself only takes a year, and the only pre requisite for the school is a basic anatomy and physiology class. The schooling tends to not even be very intense, mostly it focuses on proper sterilization techniques, learning all of the surgical tools and how they are used, and lastly a fair amount of clinical hours.
What really surprises people is how much surgical technicians make. Often times they start out at around eighteen to twenty dollars an hour. However the surgical technician makes most of his or her money by being on call. The surgical Technician is paid for every hour they are on call ina given week. And they can easily be on call for an entire week straight. This means that 24/7 a surgical technician is getting paid for his or her time.
That may not seem like a lot of money, however, being paid 24/7 for weeks or months quickly adds up to a very large sum. It is quite common for surgical technicians to clear $80,000 a year.
While surgical technicians are on call they are required to be 20 minutes away from the facility, or a certain amount of miles from their work place. While they are on call they get to hang out at home, watch TV, run an at home business, play golf, you name it they can do it. And they get paid for each enjoyable hour.
One of my esteemed surgical technician colleagues was saying that last week he was on call for the entire seven days and was called into work once. He was paid for almost 350 hours of work but hadn’t come into work for 6 of those 7 days.
The career of Surgical Technicians is often not referenced when deciding which medical profession to go into. However it is quite simply one of the most laid back and rewarding careers a person can choose for themselves.
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