Will “Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

34% Chance of Automation

“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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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