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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 Technologist (Surgical Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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