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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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