caahep accredited surgical technology program

Surgical Technology Program- 

Silicon Valley Surgi-Tech Institute is  Programmatic accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council On Education In Surgical Technology And Surgical Assisting( Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (arcstsa.org). 

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs www.caahep.org: 9355 113th St N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775 727-210-2350.

A surgical technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care. Surgical technologists are members of the surgical team. Join our ST Program today!

Many healthcare careers require several years of schooling before being qualified to start working. Fortunately, this isn’t the case for surgical techs. Most employers require a postsecondary Certificate or Associate’s degree to work in this position. 

Assists in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. 

• As a Surgical Tech you will often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
• Work in this occupation involves bending or twisting your body more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
• Exposure to pollutants, gases, dust, fumes, odors, poor ventilation, etc.
• Requires getting into awkward positions
• Exposed to disease and infections more than once a month through work such as patient care, laboratory work, and sanitation control
• Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
• Exposed to conditions such as high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, and chemicals more than once a month
• Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
• Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves use of special protective items such as a breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection
• Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves walking or running more than one-third of the time

Our Surgical Technology Program will prepare you for real-world situations. SVSTI is a Surgical Tech School like no other and is located in the Bay Area of California. 

• Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
• Seeing clearly at a distance
• Seeing clearly up close
• Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
• Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
• Using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring
• Retain Information  
• Flexibility/Thinking on your feet 
• Quick Learner
• STAY HUMBLE/STAY HUNGRY

Surgical Technologist Essential Functions 

A surgical technologist is a healthcare professional whose primary responsibility is to maintain the sterile field, understand the procedure being performed, anticipate the needs of the surgeon, maintain a current knowledge base, maintain quality patient care during the operative procedure, and maintain constant vigilance regarding the adherence of aseptic technique by all members of the surgical team and their surroundings. They handle the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary before, during, and after the surgical procedure. In addition to the technical aspects of the profession, the technologist must always be aware of the patient’s condition and needs.

Special Qualifications:
In addition to minimum requirements regarding Reading, Writing, and Math skills, the student must, unassisted:

1. Able to make appropriate judgment decisions.

2. Demonstrate ability to comprehend and interpret written material.

3. Demonstrate the use of positive coping skills during patient, staff, and faculty interactions.
4. Follow written and oral/verbal instructions in English. Possess short-term and long-term memory sufficient to perform tasks, e.g., mentally tracking surgical supplies and performing anticipation skills during the operation.

5. Synthesize information from written material and apply the knowledge to various situations.

Psychomotor Qualifications:

1. Hearing – normal, corrected, or aid able. Hear and understand muffled communication without visualization of the communicator’s mouth/lips and within 20 feet. Hear activation/warning signals on equipment.

2. Vision – normal, corrected. Demonstrate sufficient visual ability enough to load a fine (10-0)  suture onto needles and needle holders with/without corrective lenses and while wearing safety glasses. Demonstrate sufficient peripheral vision to anticipate and function while
in the sterile surgical environment.

3. Touch – normal tactile sensitivity. Manipulate instruments, supplies, and equipment with speed, dexterity, and good eye-hand coordination.

4. Smell – able to detect odors sufficient to maintain environmental safety and patient needs.

Physical Qualifications:

1. Able to stand, bend, stoop, and/or sit for long periods of time in one location with minimum/no breaks.
2. Able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.
3. Able to refrain from nourishment or restroom breaks for periods up to 6 hours.
4. Ambulate/move around without assistive devices.
5. Able to assist with and/or lift, move, position, and manipulate patient who is unconscious with/without assistive devices.
6. Successfully complete a CPR certification course.

Communication Qualifications:

1. The ability to interact and verbally communicate with others. Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills during patient, staff, and faculty interactions.
2. Demonstrate calm and effective responses, especially in emergency situations.
3. Knowledge of basic written, grammar, and spelling skills.
4. Ability to communicate and understand fluent English both verbally and in writing.

SVSTI's ST Program's expectations are to prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

SVSTI’s Institutional Student Learning Outcomes illustrate the entire institution’s commitment to ensuring that all graduates demonstrate proficiency in the following: (ISLO’s)

1-Critical thinking 

2-Collaboration 

3-Communication 

4-Professionalism

SVSTI’s Programmatic   Student Learning Outcomes are listed below: (PSLO’s)

Upon completion of this program students will be able;

1-Identify the basic principles of aseptic technique & Surgical procedures. 

2-Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to be a competent Surgical Technologist in a variety of settings, including hospitals, outpatient surgical facilities and other appropriate medical sites. 

3-Demonstrate critical thinking, information management, professional and personal development, communication skills, respect and responsibility.

SVSTI’s course content is developed in alignment with specific Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs).

Upon completion of this program students will be able to;

ST1/ST111

• Demonstrate application of principles of asepsis in a knowledgeable manner that provides for optimal patient care in the operating room (Psychomotor)
• Demonstrate entry-level knowledge of basic instruments, surgical equipment, and basic Surgical procedures and Medical Terminology  (Psychomotor)
• Demonstrate responsibility, self-discipline, and surgical conscience (Affective)
• Apply basic understanding of Anatomy & Physiology & appropriate medical  terminology (Cognitive)

ST2/ST222

• Perform fundamental concepts of intermediate procedures, patient positioning, and surgical draping (Psychomotor)
• Employ critical thinking skills in their identification of variations and analysis of information and/or equipment during surgical procedures (Psychomotor and Cognitive)
• Demonstrate  responsibility, self-discipline, and surgical conscience & communication to the surgical team (Affective)
• Apply basic understanding of Anatomy & Physiology, Ethics & appropriate medical  terminology (Cognitive)
• Develop effective interpretation and expression of ideas through written and oral communication in the operating room (Affective)

ST3/ST333

• Perform advanced  applications of surgical procedures (Psychomotor)
• Identify pharmacological agents and their purpose in surgery
• Identify various types of anesthesia used in surgery 
• Demonstrate effective  communication skills with appropriate surgical staff (Affective)
• Apply basic  understanding of Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Human Behavior,  Ethics, Pharmacology & appropriate Medical Terminology (Cognitive)
• Demonstrate the ability to perform the role of first scrub on all basic general and specialty surgical cases as defined by the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) (Psychomotor and Cognitive)

Upon successful completion of the SVSTI’s Surgical Technology Program, graduates will be able to meet or exceed the following additional Program Learning Outcomes: 

· Complete eligibility requirements for the National Certification Exam for Surgical Technologists 

· Demonstrate knowledge of surgical technology skills by successfully accomplishing controlled learning activities 

· Employ information obtained from biological, social, and psychological studies

· Obtain and use knowledge in providing culturally fitting patient care 

· Apply acquired skills and knowledge within the clinical setting 

· Practice surgical asepsis in diverse clinical backgrounds

· Function as a surgical team member to deliver excellence in patient care 

· Demonstrate the development and consistent application of a surgical conscience 

· Practice accountability, competence, and character demonstrative of a trained professional 

· Practice ownership of learning and maintain responsibility and self-discipline to appraise and incorporate continued learning 

· Relate and apply concepts of communication, reasoning, critical analysis, ethical behavior, and appropriate interpersonal interaction to situations in his or her career and personal life 

· Demonstrate the social skills, professional appearance, attitudes, and behavior that employers expect of all SVSTI graduates  

This Program is the hands-on application of the concepts and theory studied in Cengage & MindTap. Students learn and apply the basic principles of aseptic technique,   basic surgical sanitation, disinfection and sterilization. The focus will be on surgical instrumentation preparation and sterilization; proper technique for surgical hand scrub, gowning, gloving, sterile field set-up and maintenance. Identification of instrumentation by function and use; draping, equipment names and use, safety precautions, and introduction to surgical procedures. Demonstrate proficiency in intermediate surgical skills to include: surgical case management, identify and correct sterility breaks, set up in appropriate time, and complete case in a logical sequence.  Intermediate surgical procedures; application of fundamental concepts of Surgical Technology, preparation of  the patient in surgery, pre-op and post-op duties, patient positioning, intermediate instrumentation, suture use and identification, drain use and identification. 

Silicon Valley Surgi-Tech Institute is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council On Education In Surgical Technology And Surgical Assisting( Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (arcstsa.org).  

Millions of people have surgery performed on them yearly. Surgeries can range from vital heart transplants to low-risk and common procedures. The success of these procedures relies on more than just surgeons. For a procedure to be a success it often requires a full team of trained medical staff members. A major position in nearly all surgical teams is the surgical technologist. Join our ST Program today to become a Surgical Technologist. What is a surgical technologist? 

Surgical technologists work in hospitals and clinics around the world. While tasks may vary due to the needs of the operating staff, surgical technologists provide a variety of tasks to assist surgeons performing an operation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, surgical technologists work before, during and after a surgery.

What Surgical Technologists Do

Prior to an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room. Some common tasks include prepping surgical instruments and equipment, preparing sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. Technologists may also prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites. They transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes. Technologists also help the surgical team put on sterile gowns and gloves. Source:  https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/surgical-technologists.htm.

During a surgery, surgical technologists can pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. They may hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Surgical technologists help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings. Some operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment. After an operation, surgical technologists may help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room. Source:  https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/surgical-technologists.htm#tab-2. 

You will be required to have a background check before placement. (depends on site)  If you do not pass the background test you will not be placed at a clinical site and will be dropped from the Surgical Technology  and/or Sterile Processing Programs.

You will be required by a clinical site to have a drug test before placement. (depends on site) If you do not pass drug test you will not be placed at a clinical site and will be dropped from the Surgical Technology  and/or the Sterile Processing Programs.