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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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