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Class of 2008-2009 applications are now being accepted.

08-09 Application - click HERE

Applications for 2009-2010 will be available in September 2008.

Course Schedule

Days: Monday - Thursday/Friday

Class Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Lab Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm or

                12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Clinical Time: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

  Facility hours may vary slightly

Hours: 1100

  (560 classroom; 540 clinical)

Tuition: $8,700

Additional fees may apply.   See application.

Start: August 25, 2008

End: June 11, 2009

Admission Requirements

Education

• Graduate of a State Department of Education approved high school or have a G.E.D. equivalency certificate

References

• 2 positive personal
• 1 positive work

Pre-Entrance Testing

• HOBET (Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test)
• Assessment testing/Work Keys

Interview with the coordinator

Physical exam/Immunizations

Current BCLS CPR (Healthcare Provider)

Job Opportunities

Surgical technologist positions are available in hospitals, surgery centers, and physician offices.

Financial Assistance

Apollo Career Center will guide eligible students through the Financial Aid process.

Contact the Financial Aid Office at

419-998-2990 for information on qualifications.

CAAHEP Accredited

(Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs www.caahep.org)

Surgical technologists work closely with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, registered nurse, and other health care professionals to deliver direct paitent care in the operating room. 

This program teaches the necessary theory and clinical skills required to work as a surgical technologist.

Students will learn how to:

• Set up the operating room with surgical instruments and equipment
• Wash and sterilize instruments
• Assemble, adjust, and check non-sterile equipment to ensure it works properly
• Prepare patients for surgery
• Transport patients to operating room and help position patients on the table
• Pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and assistants
• Hold retractors and cut sutures
• Gown & glove surgical team members.

Program Curriculum

Anatomy and Physiology

Fundamentals of Surgical Technology

Medical Terminology

Microbiology

Pharmacology

Professional Issues

Surgical Procedures I & II

CAAHEP Accredited

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements are necessary to safely and accurately carry out the surgical technologist

duties. These include, but are not limited to:

• Full range of motion of body joints. Ability to stoop, bend, reach, pull and push.
• Fine motor ability and visual acuity in order to accurately manipulate needles and sutures finer than a human hair.
• Good peripheral vision.
• Ability to stand unassisted for eight continuous hours during a surgical procedure.
• Ability to move objects weighing up to 60 pounds on a daily basis.
• Ability to maintain composure & adapt under high stress situations.
• Adequate skin integrity, without the presence of open, weeping lesions of the skin. No confirmed latex allergy.

Graduation

Students must achieve the following in order to graduate:

• Maintain a 90% attendance rate in both classroom and clinical hours.
• Satisfactorily perform a minimum of 80 surgical cases in defined specialties in the surgical technologist role.
• Complete all coursework with a grade of C- (74%) or above.
• Take the Program Assessment Exam (PAE) the month before graduation.
• Meet all financial obligations to Apollo Career Center.
• A diploma is granted from Apollo Career Center upon satisfactory completion of the program.
• Graduates qualify to take the national certification exam and attain the credentials of CST (Certified Surgical Technologist).