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Job Description

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2055.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,800.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 105,720 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Surgical Technologists”.

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Tasks for “Certified Surgical Tech/First Assistant”

Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
Maintain files and records of surgical procedures.
Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Order surgical supplies.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.

Related Technology & Tools

Surgical aspirators
Cardiac leg wedges
Cavitrons
Electronic blood pressure cuffs
Lithotripters
Pulmonary resuscitators
Scalpels
Surgical forceps
Doppler ultrasound equipment
Lab specimen containers
Surgical drapes
Coronary bypass pumps
Endoscopic vein harvesting equipment
Syringes
Endoscopy equipment
Orthopedic arm boards with drains
Surgical robotics equipment
Dermatome blades
Dermatomes
Surgical robots
Fracture tables
Manual blood pressure units
Continuous suction machines
Electrosurgical monitors
Medical image database systems
Surgical drains
Remote manipulation robots
Fluoroscopy equipment
Microscopes
Voice activated surgical systems
Motorized lift tables
Positioning equipment
Eye magnets
Instrument positioning equipment
Slow suction units
Smoke evacuators
Personal computers
Thermal cautery units
Wheelchairs
Ring stands
Electrosurgical units
Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Sternal saws
Surgical pneumatic drills
Warm air blankets
Adjustable height instrument tables
Robotic arms
Pneumatic tourniquets
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM diagnostic medical printers
Endoscopic camera/video systems
Desktop computers
Blood/fluid warmers
Cryo-ophthalmic units
Cardiovascular stents
Surgical dissectors
Loupes
Internal mammary artery IMA retractors
Surgical navigation systems
Washer sterilizers
Surgical dilators
Suturing kits
Master control units or manipulators
Laparoscopes
Nerve stimulators
Neurotome drills
Anesthesia machines
Autologous blood recovery systems
Kleinert-Kutz elevators
Sterad machines
Hemorrhoidal circular staplers
Stretchers
Spark-gap electrosurgical units
Defibrillators
Retractors
Cryo units
Mayo stands
Ultrasonic cleaners
Venodynes
Instrument tables
Flash autoclaves
Ethylene oxide sterilizers
Needle holders
Surgical retractors
Chest drains
Graspers
Cholangiocath catheters
Surgical drills
Robotic manipulators
Autoclaves
Suction machines
Hyper/hypothermia units
Insufflators
Medical imagining laser printers
Skin staplers
Surgical tubing or irrigation tubing
Washer sanitizers
Wound drains
Air driver drills
Portable suction units
Central venous catheters
Cell savers
Notebook computers
Orthopedic drills
Intraluminal staplers
Steri-vac aeration cabinets
Fiber optic luminators
Tourniquets
Electrocautery equipment
Surgical clamps
Autotransfusion systems
Surgical probes
Craniotome drills
Surgical elevators
Tracheostomy tubes
Tablet computers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
Eye lasers
Intestinal stapling devices
Argon beam coagulators
X ray machines
Video cassette recorders VCR
Linear staplers
Vacuum extractors
Surgical stapling equipment
Foot-operated suction units
Minidriver drills
Suture needles
Ohio suction units
Surgical lasers
Suturing needle forceps
Electrosurgical grounding pads
Digital electrosurgical units

Electronic medical record EMR software
Word processing software
Graphics software
Patient scheduling software
Email software
Database software
Microsoft Word
Patient tracking software
Microsoft Windows
Surgery workflow communication software
Nursing documentation software
Microsoft Excel
Internet browser software
PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
Microsoft Office
Supply documentation software