Operating Room Training
Operating room training lessons cover surgical technologist duties, operating room maintenance procedures and surgical scrub techniques. Specific topics within these areas may relate to surgery equipment manipulation and surgical personnel tasks.
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Education
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Companies prefer job applicants with at least an associate degree in health care management or a related field to fill an operating room staff vacancy, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Job candidates must graduate from an institution accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Training Subjects
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A 2010 BLS survey shows that a new operating room staff usually receives on-the-job training. Most employees require one or two years of experience and training with seasoned surgeons, indicates O*Net OnLine. A novice operating room staff learns how to maintain and store sponges and needles after operations, prepare patients for surgery and monitor sterilizers, lights and suction machines.
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Technology
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According to O*Net OnLine, well-trained operating room staff members gain expertise with tools, such as argon beam coagulators, craniotome drills, portable suction units, patient tracking software and graphics software.
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References
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