Surgical Technologists in Demand in Northern Virginia
Get the Education at ECPI University to Pursue this Fascinating Profession
As health professions go, few can beat Surgical Technologist for its daily challenges – and rewards. As members of the surgical team, they are vital to the success of each procedure. If you’re not familiar with this profession, here’s what they do to help make each surgery smooth, precise, and well-planned:
- Set up surgical instruments, sterile drapes, equipment, and solutions
- Assemble and check equipment
- Position and drape patients on the operating table
- Hold and pass instruments and sterile supplies to surgeons
- Hold retractors, cutting sutures
- Count sponges, needles and supplies
- Operate lights, suction machines, and diagnostic equipment used during procedures
Like many healthcare professions, demand for Surgical Technologists is on the rise. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of surgical technologists is projected to grow 15 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. That is certainly supported by the demand in Northern Virginia. Do a quick Google search and you’ll find that job site Indeed lists 80 new jobs in Fairfax County alone.
If this sounds like something you might be interested in, check out the Surgical Technology program at ECPI University and its Northern Virginia campus. Our hands-on learning approach provides you the opportunity to gain the skills and clinical experience needed to work in a hospital or outpatient environment. Last year, 100 percent of our Northern Virginia graduates were employed following graduation. The year before, that number was 94 percent. Many of the region’s leading healthcare providers look to us for skilled graduates. They include:
- Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
- Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Mary Washington Hospital
- Bowie Surgery Center
- Novant Health
- Sentara Northern VA Medical Center
- Inova Woodburn Surgery Center
- Berkeley Medical Center
- Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Reston Hospital Center
- Fairfax Surgical Center
- Stafford Hospital Center
For so many of our graduates, this profession is as much a calling as it is a career path. Surgical Technicians save lives,” says Northern Virginia Campus Surgical Technology Department Head Christy Hampton. “It’s them and the surgeon in the operating room. It’s an extremely rewarding job that takes a special person to do it. You must put others before self. It can be a fairly emotional position. Surgical Technicians are with patients at their most vulnerable state. Surgeries can’t happen without them. Being a surgical technician is a huge amount of responsibility, incredibly rewarding, and life changing.”
If you’d like to consider this career path, you can earn your Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at ECPI University much faster than you might think. Through our year-round, accelerated schedule, you can earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Science – Surgical Technology in as little as 1.5 years. Want to learn more? Connect with one of our Northern Virginia admissions advisors today. They will be happy to answer your questions and explain all of your options.
It could be the Best Decision You Ever Make!
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