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“Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

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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 Technologist (CST)”

Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
Maintain files and records of surgical procedures.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
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.
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
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.
Order surgical supplies.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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