Surgical Technician Diploma

• Verify patient/donor identity. • Perform blood collection. • Collect, store, and process blood, urine, and other specimens for laboratory testing. • Perform CLIA-waived laboratory tests. • Develop a confident and professional image to meet the changing needs of healthcare.

Students are required to take a group of 6 core courses associated with the Medical Assisting program to total 18 credits.

ALH108 Medical Terminology and Pharmacology ALH112 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology I ALH122 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology II ALH145 Allied Health Procedures ALH310 Medical Laboratory ALH255 Medical Law and Ethics

All (100%) of the competencies must be passed with an 80% or higher to successfully complete all core courses and progress in the program. All required courses of the Phlebotomy Technician certificate program must be passed with a “C” or higher.

Lab supply fee - $200 per term CPT (NHA) Certification Exam $117 (charged upon enrollment)

The Surgical Technician diploma program is designed to prepare the beginning practitioner to possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to provide services in the operating room in the role of Surgical Technician as part of the surgical team. Instruction includes components of the basic sciences, operating room policies and procedures, safe patient care, operating room techniques, surgical procedures, and clinical practice.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Appy knowledge and skills during the pre-operative, intra-operative, and postoperative phases of patient care safely. • Demonstrate a strong surgical conscience and accountability, and legal implications of an individual’s actions as a member of the surgical team. • Employ appropriate ethical, professional, and respectful values while providing care to diverse populations within the healthcare system. • Incorporate the principles of anesthesia administration and explain each component of anesthesia preparation of the surgical patient.

• Recognize the basic physical and biological needs required to sustain life, respect various spiritual and cultural needs, and demonstrate appropriate behavior in response to these needs. • Demonstrate the methods of processing items during terminal disinfection and/or sterilization and apply principles of sterile storage and handling of sterile supplies. • Describe common and specialty surgical procedures including general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, genitourinary, Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial, plastic and reconstructive, ophthalmic, cardiothoracic, peripheral vascular, and neurosurgery.

Applicants to the Surgical Technician program must be a high school graduate with a grade point average (GPA) of at least a 2.5, or a general equivalency (GED) recipient with a score of 500 (score of 50 prior to 2002). In addition, applicants must have successfully completed two sciences (C or higher) and one algebra course (C or higher) in high school or college. If the student does not meet these criteria, they are able to file an appeal for acceptance to the Dean of Health Sciences.

Please note that after acceptance to the Surgical Technician program, students will be required to complete a background check, provide documentation of current required immunizations. Students must possess American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification – valid prior to the start of SUR290 with current certification maintained through the completion of clinical rotations.

All required courses in the Surgical Technician Diploma program must be passed with a grade of “C” or higher for students to progress through the program.

ALH108 Medical Terminology and Pharmacology ALH112 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology I ALH122 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology II ALH255 Medical Law and Ethics BIO260 Microbiology SUR110 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology SUR115 Preoperative Techniques and Procedures SUR120 Intraoperative Techniques and Procedures SUR125 Surgical Pharmacology SUR130 Postoperative Techniques and Procedures SUR135 Surgical Specialties and Pathophysiology SUR140 Certification Exam Review (taken with Internship) SUR290 Internship (120-125 cases)

Lab supply fee - $200 per term

*Students who complete this diploma, and successfully complete the certification exam, will be eligible to enter the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management Program. They will be required to complete additional general education courses including IDS101, ENG101, ENG105, COM101, IDS102, Global Citizenship, and Quantitative Fluency, prior to beginning the Healthcare Management core courses. These students will receive a 33-credit block transfer; ALH255 as an HCM core course, BIO260 as Scientific Reasoning, SUR290 as Experiential Learning, and 15 credits for professional credentialling.

These general education requirements apply to the College’s associate degrees. Please note that students enrolled in certain programs must complete specific courses to meet the Scientific Reasoning or Global Citizenship requirements due to program-specific accreditation standards; refer to specific program page(s). Normal time to completion for these programs is two years.

The following general education courses are required for all students as part of their degree requirements:

• First Year Seminar – 3 credits

IDS101 CPC Foundations • Basic Written Communication – 3 credits

ENG101 College Composition I • Information Literacy – 3 credits

IDS102 Introduction to Information Literacy • Oral Communication – 3 credits

COM101 Introduction to Human Communication • Quantitative Fluency – 3 credits (choose one of the following)

MTH105 College Algebra

MTH125 Quantitative Literacy • Scientific Reasoning – 3 credits (choose one of the following)

BIO100 Human Biology

BIO105 Human Development

PSY100 Psychology

SCI100 Nutrition

SCI230 Environmental Geology

SOC100 Sociology • Global Citizenship – 3 credits (choose one of the following)

ALH255 Medical Law and Ethics

BUS130 Macroeconomics

GEO105 Global Geography

HIS101 The United States and the World to 1850

HIS102 The United States and the World from 1850

The following will be the learning outcomes for the General Education for Associates Students:

I . Integrative Learning: In addition to gaining knowledge of human culture, institutions, and the physical and natural world, Central Penn College students should be able to identify, evaluate, and responsibly use information and integrate learning across courses and disciplines, over time, and between campus, community, and professional life. II . Critical and Analytical Thinking: Central Penn College students should be able to analyze, interpret, evaluate, and construct reasoned arguments in order to solve a problem or reach a conclusion.