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“Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)” 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 “Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)”

Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
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.
Order surgical supplies.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
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.
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.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Maintain files and records of surgical procedures.
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

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

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