Surgical Technician

The Surgical Technician program is a 41 credit program that prepares students to work in the operating room as an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. The program prepares students to sit for the national certification exam required for licensing in the State of Oregon. The mission of the program is to prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

The program is offered as an online program with a required practicum component. A 360 hour practicum work experience including 120 cases is part of the training. This practicum takes place at area hospitals and clinics. Students are responsible for transportation to and from their practicum sites.

Curriculum is based on the standards established by the Association of Surgical Technologists.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete a certificate in Surgical Technology will be able to:

• Demonstrate competence in the technological aspects of the surgical technologist profession.
• Provide surgical patient care and comfort with empathy and cultural competence.
• Demonstrate competence in surgical technologist duties, procedures and cases.

Admission Requirements

The Surgical Technician program can be found online at: http://www.linnbenton.edu/current-students/student-support/instructional-departments/accelerated-short-term-training/surgical-technician and contains all required Admission Requirements. 

Students are required to:

• Complete the online information session.
• Complete WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals with a grade of C or better (or equivalent score on College Placement Test).
• Applicants must be in good academic and financial standing at LBCC in order to be admitted to this program.

Post-admission and prior to the start of classes, students are required to:

Total Credit Hours: 41