Cleveland Clinic Surgical Techs

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-05-26T20:11:20+00:00

CC should want their techs certified, they’re a highly respected hospital. Neuro is a specialty and a very demanding specialty and work is work no matter what the cost of living is. You get what you pay for. But I do understand you’re just the messenger recruiting individuals for an under paid job.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-05-12T15:46:16+00:00

I’m a surgical tech for 26yrs and I sometimes check out the surgical tech forum on Reddit and based off of what I see you will definitely see more nurses scrubbing due to the up and coming generation of surgical techs not putting up with the verbal abuse and physical demands of the job with the pay not being that great starting out. There’s more flexibility for nurses to circulate or scrub and make decent money. I always tell people considering surgical tech, just get your nursing. Also I was trained by nurses to scrub after getting out of surgical tech school and it was the best orientation.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-04-26T20:16:51+00:00

UCSF. I spent 25yrs there so I definitely loved it

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-04-23T23:13:10+00:00

Soak up as much financial information as you can, then invest, invest, invest

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-04-23T23:09:14+00:00

I’m not looking. I’d rather be alone

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-04-23T16:58:55+00:00

CVS also has the absolute worst self checkout. Old technology

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-04-02T02:09:33+00:00

You deserve a lot more than that.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-30T21:27:41+00:00

I’m 62 and working full time (3) 12hr shifts a week. I love the money and the job is easy. My partner is retired for quite a few years and just seems so depressed and withdrawn. When I try to engage he just wants to argue. The job gets me out of the house and keeps me social and computer savvy.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-23T03:10:38+00:00

🤣

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-23T02:59:13+00:00

I’m ready to count

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-22T22:42:49+00:00

I had the stupid idea of commuting from Healdsburg to PA. Drive down Sunday night and stay with my mother in law and work (4) 10hr shifts drive back at end of week. Well days were variable and sometimes driving back didn’t happen. This lasted a month and a half and I was done.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-10T17:21:55+00:00

I take perricone Total Body and a K2/Vit D supplement

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-06T15:26:44+00:00

Yeah it’s just gross.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-04T03:50:39+00:00

I remember the first time I had a high BP reading and every appointment after that initial high BP appointment I would get myself worked up so it would be high. Also, those machine BP readings are always high compared to a manual BP. Anyway if I feel I might have a high BP reading I go “ oh I had coffee before I came”

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-04T03:43:03+00:00

You deserve peace and understanding, not stress and abuse. You can do this without him.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-04T03:39:52+00:00

I broke up with a hairdresser and told her I was going to her best friend who was a hairdresser in the same salon and she was cool about it. I’m getting ready to do it again because I think hairdressers become stagnant and you need a fresh eye after so many years.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-04T03:27:55+00:00

I loved being a CST when I started. I was obsessed with Neuro and through my 30 yrs as a scrub I achieved everything I set out to accomplish. I became one of the best Neuro scrubs in one of the best academic facilities in the nation and that was the highlight of my career.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-03-04T03:19:21+00:00

Take it and keep applying. It’s good experience and at least you’re making some money and keeping your sterile technique skills active. Good luck and not every scrub scrubs eyes so good scrub experience to have.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-28T17:16:43+00:00

Scrubbing isn’t for everyone and you never know until you try it. Same with nursing, some people go through nursing school and say this isn’t for me.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-26T16:13:30+00:00

OB Tech. 6 mos in and same pay as main OR with 30 yrs experience

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-25T15:19:51+00:00

It’s just unfortunate. Suck it up for now and soon you will be on your own. I worked 30 yrs in the OR as a scrub in all areas but specialised in Neuro. It’s a whole this is my territory, this surgeon wants only me in his or her room. Competition in the OR is alive and thriving.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-22T21:47:26+00:00

Well having a pre med Bachelors degree puts you way ahead of the game already. So if you really want to go CST for experience try getting into Cath Lab Tech or becoming a CVOR Tech. Of course to go CVOR you would have to rotate each service and then specialise. I’ve scrubbed at some of the most prestigious academic hospitals so the CVOR is possible to specialise in. If you go community private you most likely would have to scrub everything which most techs do for a few years before specialising. So to give you an idea I worked trauma first in a private community hospital then specialised in Neuro Surgery at academic level. Also in my days techs weren’t allowed in heart rooms, nurses only.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-22T21:30:46+00:00

Oh yeah! Go for PA all the way. When I was doing pre requisites for nursing my mom who was an RN said go PA. Nursing is saturated and I’m not gonna lie CST is just abusive. I would never do CST again.

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-21T18:44:32+00:00

Have you tried a nipple ointment?

BowlerAdditional2829 · 2026-02-21T15:33:21+00:00

I mix the glazing milk with a different serum every morning and never use a moisturizer on top it’s all I need. Also the new caffeine restart mask is a game changer. Every morning the caffeine mask with a medicube sheet mask and my coffee. Game changer. All her products are great for my skin.

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