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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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