Surgical Services

Surgical Services is a designated area located in most healthcare facilities that offer integrative support of diagnostic, procedural, and surgical intervention. Multidisciplinary health systems utilize team efforts to coordinate and deliver high-quality patient care. Team members include representation from all aspects of the healthcare delivery process including but not limited to: the central services department (sterile processing), operating room suites, preoperative holding, and post-operative anesthesia unit. The Schoolcraft Surgical Services area will offer programs to allow the prospective student the opportunity to explore the healthcare field with the following option(s):

The Sterile Processing skills certificate will prepare the future healthcare employee for an entry-level position in the central services department with the opportunity to sit for the national CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technicians) exam.
The Associate of General Studies using Sterile Processing allows the student to apply their Sterile Processing coursework to the AGS degree.
The Surgical Technology AAS will prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains while preparing to sit for the national CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) exam to earn their credential.

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