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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 “Certified Surgical Tech/First Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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