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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 “Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)”

Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Order surgical supplies.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
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.
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
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.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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