Performance Requirements: Surgical Technology

You must meet the following performance requirements to ensure patient safety and welfare during your time in our program and throughout your career.

Physical Requirements

Visual acuity (with corrective lenses if needed) to:
- Operate in dimly lit spaces effectively
Hearing ability (with auditory aids if needed) to:
- Understand the normal speaking voice without viewing the speaker's face
- Hear:
  - Monitor alarms
  - Emergency signals and call bells from patients
  - Equipment timers and alarms
Manual dexterity to:
- Maneuver and transfer equipment while maintaining a sterile environment
Physical ability to:
- Stand for prolonged periods of time
- Lift patients and objects of 35 pounds or more
- Push pieces of equipment from room to room
- Maneuver in limited spaces

Communicate effectively in verbal and written form by:
- Speaking clearly and succinctly when:
  - Explaining treatment procedures
  - Describing patient conditions or reactions
  - Implementing health techniques
- Writing legibly and correctly in patients' records for legal documentation
Function safely under stressful conditions with the ability to:
- Adapt to ever changing environment inherent in clinical situations involving patient care
Computer skills to:
- Use a variety of software programs and the internet for research and course projects, including PowerPoint for presentations

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Jeffrey Leonard, A.A.S.-ST, CST
Program Director

Iliana Carrasco RN, CST
Program Instructor

Updated May 06, 2026