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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 “Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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