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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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