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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)”

Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
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.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
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 a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
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.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
Order surgical supplies.
Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Observe patients' vital signs to assess physical condition.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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