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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 Technologist (OR Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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