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“Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)” 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 “Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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