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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”

Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
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.
Order surgical supplies.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
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.
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.
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Maintain files and records of surgical procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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