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Operation Theatre Technician
Enrol in the Operation Theatre Technician course by VIVO Healthcare and learn the essentials of working in an operation theatre.
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Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
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Mode of learning
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Course overview
The Operation Theatre Technician programme is a 12-month course to make you adept at assisting doctors, surgeons, and anaesthetics during surgery. Additionally, you will learn how to ensure adherence to the operation theatre (OT) protocols before, during, and after surgeries.
Topics like biowaste management, hazardous waste management, and infection control constitute the Operational Theatre Technician certification syllabus. Moreover, you will learn via a blend of classroom and lab-based lessons for maximum convenience. By programme end, you will have adequate knowledge of maintaining equipment, personal hygiene, and sterilisation in the operation theatre.
If you want to build a career as an OT technician, the Operation Theatre Technician certification will prove helpful. Attaching the course certificate to your CV/Resume will reflect your professional qualification in this field. With this, you can impress recruiters and journey into this domain as a Junior OT technician and ultimately progress to become a reputed Senior OT technician.
The highlights
- 12-month course
- Classroom and lab-based classes
- VIVO Healthcare’s certification
- Internship opportunity
- Placement assistance
- Simulation+Theoretical learning
Program offerings
- Classroom learning
- Laboratory classes
- Certificate upon completion
- Internship opportunity
- Placement assistance
Course and certificate fees
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
Eligibility criteria
To enrol in the Operation Theatre Technician programme, you must be a class 10+2 pass out from the science stream.
You will earn the Operation Theatre Technician certificate only after paying the course fee and clearing the pre-internship exam with 70% marks. Additionally, you are required to finish the clinical internship with 85% attendance, to pass the training and get certified.
What you will learn
Upon completing the Operation Theatre Technician syllabus, you will have a firm grasp on topics such as:
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- How to disinfect and prevent infections
- Infection and infection control
- Surgical positions
- Maintenance and understanding of equipment and emergency kits used during surgeries
- Sterilisation and its methods
- Arranging an operation theatre before and after the surgery
- Personal hygiene and precaution
- Getting a patient ready for surgery
- Documentation procedure
- Patient monitoring during the surgery
- Independently assisting anesthetics and Doctors in the OT
- Biomedical waste and its disposal
- Radiation and its necessary precautions
Who it is for
The Operation Theatre Technician programme is aimed at students seeking to build a career as OT technicians.
Admission details
Step 1: To enrol in the Operation Theatre Technician course, click on https://vivohealthcare.com/courses/operation-theatre-technician.html and open the curriculum portal.
Step 2: Click on ‘Admission Form’. Download the form and duly fill it out. Next, submit it along with your photo ID proof, previous education certificates/mark sheets (Degree/Intermediate/SSC), and 3 passport-sized photographs at the nearest VIVO Skill Centre.
Step 3: Following your application’s verification, you will be able to pay your registration fees of around Rs. 2000, and course fee at the Skill Centre. To pay it online, visit the course portal, click on “Apply Now”, and register yourself by signing up or logging in.
Filling the form
The Operation Theatre Technician course has an application form that can be downloaded from the website or obtained from your nearest Vivo Skill Centre. The form requires your name, contact number, ID proof details, residential address, email ID, and educational qualifications.
Additionally, you are required to fill in the details of your parents or guardians, and your bank details for fee processing. Both you and your parent/guardian will be required to sign undertakings included in the admission form.
To register for the online payment, you must provide your name, email, phone number, city of residence and select your password.
The syllabus
Follow biomedical waste disposal protocols
Maintaining a secure, healthy, and safe working environment
Working effectively with others
Managing hazardous waste
General anatomy, physiology, and Pathology of the body
Preparing and maintaining operation theatre
Identifying and moving to maintain a sterile field
Managing and maintaining theatre equipment
Providing intra-operative equipment and technical support
Monitoring and assuring quality
Roles and responsibility of operation theatre technician
Following radiation safety guidelines
Maintaining equipment support in an acute care environment
Managing work to meet requirements
Following infection control policies and procedures
Preparing a patient for an operative procedure
Assisting anaesthetics in handling emergencies outside the OT
Ensuring availability of medical and diagnostic supplies
Acting within the limit of one’s competency and authority
Evaluation process
To complete the Operation Theatre Technician course, you are required to clear the pre-internship examination. If you are unable to pass the exam, you will have the opportunity to appear for a Remediation exam. However, you will be charged a sum of Rs. 1500 for every Remediation exam you appear for. Besides, you must secure 70% or more in the pre-internship to qualify for the clinical internship.
How it helps
OT technicians are critical during any surgery. The Operation Theatre Technician certificate programme will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of an OT technician’s best practices before, during, and after OT procedures. You will become adept in the theoretical and practical aspects of the job through blended learning modules.
Plus, the valuable certificate and the hands-on internship experience will equip you with the needed tools to pursue well-paying ventures as an OT technician.
FAQs
The Operation Theatre Technician certificate course is an approximately 1600-hour course, spread over 12 months. 800 hours out of these are dedicated to theoretical teaching.
The minimum attendance requirement is 70%. For the clinical internship, you are required to have an attendance of 85%.
You can pay the Operation Theatre Technician course fee along with the necessary documents at the nearest VIVO Skill Centre. You can also submit the fee online at VIVO’s website after registering yourself.
The Operation Theatre Technician programme will use laboratory classes to teach you the practical aspects of an OT technician’s job. Additionally, you will get a first-hand experience of the OT’s workings through the clinical internship included in the course.
Along with the registration form, you must furnish three passport-sized photos, a photo ID proof, and your mark sheets as proof of your educational qualification.
