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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 “Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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