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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”.
Also Known As…
- Surgical Technologists
- Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)
- Surgical Technician
- Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)
- Surgical Scrub Technician
- Operating Room Technologist (OR Tech)
- Operating Room Technician (OR Tech)
- Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Certified Surgical Technician
- Certified Surgical Tech/First Assistant
- Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
- Surgeon's Assistant
- Scrub Technician
- Operating Room Surgical Technologist
- Anesthesia Technician
Tasks for “Surgical Orderly”
- 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.
- Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
- Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
- Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
- 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 files and records of surgical procedures.
- Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
- 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.
- Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
- Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
- Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
- Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
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- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
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- Suturing needle forceps
- Fracture tables
- Microscopes
- Digital electrosurgical units
- Intestinal stapling devices
- Wound drains
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- Voice activated surgical systems
- Continuous suction machines
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- Desktop computers
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- Portable suction units
- Warm air blankets
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- Fluoroscopy equipment
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- Intraluminal staplers
- Surgical aspirators
- Retractors
- Surgical navigation systems
- Anesthesia machines
- Doppler ultrasound equipment
- Autoclaves
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- Foot-operated suction units
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- Positioning equipment
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- Endoscopy equipment
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- Stretchers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
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- Surgical drills
- Pulmonary resuscitators
- Coronary bypass pumps
- Loupes
- Surgical retractors
- Flash autoclaves
- Suction machines
- Surgical elevators
- Tablet computers
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- Orthopedic drills
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- Personal computers
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- Electronic blood pressure cuffs
- Blood/fluid warmers
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- Cell savers
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Word processing software
- Internet browser software
- Database software
- Patient scheduling software
- Microsoft Office
- Email software
- Microsoft Windows
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- Patient tracking software
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- Microsoft Word