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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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