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“Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

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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 “Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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