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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 Technologist (Surgical Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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