Operation Theatre Technician: Course Details
What is Operation Theatre technology?
Operation Theatre Technician is a part of larger allied health services which deals with aiding the surgeons, nurses and anaesthesiologists while performing surgery. This area of paramedical sciences is primarily responsible for
- Preoperative preparation
- Assistance during surgery
- Post-operative theatre management
Pre operative preparation involves proper arrangement of the operation theatre equipment, getting and reviewing necessary affairs, obtaining documentation and permissions for the procedure, procuring procedure specific surgical tools and materials before the surgery, ensuring that everything required during the surgery is set up, properly functioning, well adjusted and securely connected so as to avoid problems and fuss during surgery.
Assisting the surgeon while performing the procedure includes positioning the patient for surgery, providing technical aid wherever required, monitoring and ensuring proper functioning of the operation theatre equipment during surgery.
Post-procedure, it is the duty of the operation theatre technologist to restock, maintain, rearrange instruments, supplies and equipment, getting the operation theatre ready, cleaned and sanitised for the next surgery.
What does an Operation Theatre Technician do?
On completing the degree or diploma in Operation Theatre technology, you as a certified technologist will have the skills to assist in surgical procedures, operate various highly intricate, modern equipment and procedures and manage the operation theatre on the whole.
Procurement, restocking and arranging of all equipment, tools, materials necessary for the upcoming surgery.
Checking all the essentials, documentation and permissions.
Assisting other professionals during surgery.
Getting the operation theatre well cleaned and thoroughly sanitized in addition to proper sterilization of the surgical equipment.
In general, the Operation Theatre technologists assist and help maintain the operation theatre for multiple successive surgical procedures while ensuring, safety and cleanliness and also providing technical assistance to the surgeons and other healthcare professionals.
Virohan institute of health and management sciences offers courses in most of the paramedical sciences, paramedical courses like Emergency Medical Technician, Operation Theatre Technician, Hospital Administration and Radiology Technician courses are offered.
These healthcare courses are taught to you in such a way that you get the hands on experience, practical knowledge and insight to deal with the patients in real life right after finishing the course.
Prior to your admission, you can go for career counselling at Virohan institute where through psychometric assessments and informed guidance advise you to take admission in a field of your interest and also guide you about the scope of that field. This expert counselling helps you understand what is best for you, enable you to decide for example, whether you should take admission in any of the one 1-year paramedical course or diploma courses in medical after 12th class and offer you a deep understanding of the scope of the best job oriented healthcare courses before you make a decision.
