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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)”

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

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Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
Adjustable height instrument tables
Fluoroscopy equipment
Thermal cautery units
Surgical drapes
Vacuum extractors
Surgical probes
Surgical elevators
Manual blood pressure units
Intestinal stapling devices
Surgical pneumatic drills
Intraluminal staplers
Needle holders
Video cassette recorders VCR
Insufflators
Cryo units
Argon beam coagulators
Loupes
Surgical drains
Electrosurgical units
Chest drains
Surgical dissectors
Endoscopy equipment
Endoscopic camera/video systems
Medical image database systems
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Electrocautery equipment
Ultrasonic cleaners
Instrument positioning equipment
Dermatomes
Surgical forceps
Tablet computers
X ray machines
Microscopes
Sterad machines
Electrosurgical monitors
Blood/fluid warmers
Washer sterilizers
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Eye lasers
Tourniquets
Lab specimen containers
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Defibrillators
Digital electrosurgical units
Suture needles
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Personal digital assistants PDA
Autotransfusion systems
Surgical stapling equipment
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Fracture tables
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Wheelchairs
Endoscopic vein harvesting equipment
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Retractors
Orthopedic drills
Eye magnets
Tracheostomy tubes
Sternal saws
Anesthesia machines
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Linear staplers
Cardiovascular stents
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Autologous blood recovery systems
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Notebook computers
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Dermatome blades
Steri-vac aeration cabinets
Surgical tubing or irrigation tubing
Craniotome drills
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Minidriver drills
Laparoscopes
Flash autoclaves
Scalpels
Ring stands
Doppler ultrasound equipment
Wound drains
Instrument tables
Smoke evacuators
Suturing kits
Personal computers
Ohio suction units
Syringes
Graspers
Continuous suction machines
Cryo-ophthalmic units
Electronic blood pressure cuffs
Motorized lift tables
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Master control units or manipulators
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