Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences prepares students for careers as part of a surgical team in hospitals and surgical centers. The program focuses on maintaining, monitoring, and enforcing the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Program courses includes: instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of homeostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. Get more details below including other Missouri colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences

690 Missouri Avenue , Suite #3, Saint Robert, MO

Officially known as the Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences since 2000, SEH College of Nursing – or SE Health - was originally founded in 1928 as the Southeast Hospital School of Nursing. Their mission today is to prepare qualified healthcare professionals to respond to the healthcare educational needs of the region that the hospital serves.

The campus is located in Cape Girardeau, MO, and offers associate degrees and other certificate courses in nursing, RN to MSN, Phlebotomy, Medical Lab Science, Radiologic and Surgical Technology programs. The college hosts less than 200 students, and thus provides an ideal learning environment where instructors can connect better with their students in an urban setting.

One of the unique programs offered to students entering their senior year is the Nurse Extern Program, which allows aspiring healthcare professionals from the college to rotate through different departments and acquire practical experience in assessment, evaluation, documentation and intervention. The 10-week program is flexibly scheduled to ensure that course work is not affected, and students may choose a clinical area they like and work with registered nurses.

The college is privately run, and is a not-for-profit organization. Tuition runs at $12,600 per year, and the price is the same for in-state as well as out-of-state students. Several options are available for financial aid, including the CampusRN Scholarship Fund. CampusRN also offers students the opportunity to apply for externships and search for entry level positions once they graduate from SEH College of Nursing.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences offers a less than two-year award program in surgical technologist.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Surgical Technologists

Description

Assist 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.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, surgical technologists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 14.8% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).