JG060100

I am a Central Sterile Technician (currently in nursing school) and I definitely recommend you rethink becoming one. Although I am at a smaller hospital and thus make less money than one could make at a larger one (up to 18 an hour I think), the job description will basically be the same anywhere. The other person was correct--cleaning and reprocessing instruments. That equates to sweating in a plastic suit while you wash the instruments, hurting your back and your body while you load and unload heavy instruments, and become bored out of your mind after you learn all of the instruments in 6 months! Don't get me wrong, if you don't like interaction with patients or others than it could be a great job, but it is really labor intensive. Education wise, you also don't go very in depth regarding anatomy and basic biology. I have my BS as well, and the course merely skims the surface.....The plus is that if you go to a larger hospital you may have the possibility for advancement:) A surgical technician is also exactly what the other person described. However, most courses now are like a year and a half---and at our hospital they only make up to what a new nurse starts out as...So if you can go to school for 2 years (and learn to scrub in later...)to become an RN and make more money, why not just do that? However, if you still are torn between surgical tech and CSs tech, surgical tech is the way to go! I know quite a few and even go to school with some, and the knowledge you learn is on-hands and that can't be replaced if and when you want to further your education! GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING!!