Will “Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Assist surgeons during surgery by performing duties such as tissue retraction, insertion of tubes and intravenous lines, or closure of surgical wounds. Perform preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2099.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Surgical Assistants”.
Also Known As…
- Surgical Assistants
- Surgical Technician (Surgical Tech)
- Surgical First Assistant
- Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
- Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician)
- Certified Surgical Technician
- Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)
- Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
- Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA)
- Certified First Assistant (CFA)
- Surgical Services Assistant
- Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)
- Surgical Assistant-Certified (SA-C)
- Surgical Assistant
- Surgery Technician
- Operating Room Technician
- Operating Room Assistant
- First Assistant
- Assistant-at-Surgery
Tasks for “Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)”
- Transport patients to operating room.
- Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
- Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
- Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
- Operate sterilizing devices.
- Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including operative consent, methods of operative exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
- Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
- Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
- Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
- Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
- Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wound drains
- Cast cutting saws
- Endoscopic camera/video systems
- Cardiac monitoring equipment
- Surgical protective goggles
- Body stabilizers
- Hemostat clamps
- Blanket warmer cabinets
- Anesthesia carts
- Urinary catheters
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Mayo stands
- Telethermometers
- Surgical retractors
- C-arm tables
- Powered surgical drills
- Argon beam coagulators
- Surgical fracture tables
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Blood warming equipment
- Patient transport stretchers
- Subcutaneous injection syringes
- Sterile gowns
- Eye lasers
- Medical staple kits
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Vascular clamps
- Surgical clamps
- Pneumatic tourniquets
- Cauterizing equipment
- Ethylene Oxide sterilizers
- Angiocaths
- Laparoscopes
- Surgical razors
- Surgical gloves
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Surgical masks
- Hypothermia units
- Fiberoptic endoscopes
- Patient positioning devices
- Pagers
- Heart pacemakers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Specimen collection containers
- Surgical trocars
- Surgical dermatomes
- Cell savers
- Fluid warmers
- Intravenous IV sets
- Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Desktop computers
- Eye magnets
- Medical image processing printers
- Flash sterilizers
- Suture kits
- Surgical scalpels
- Surgical robots
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Nerve stimulators
- Suction machines
- Sterile drapes
- Head stabilizers
- Supply documentation software
- Surgery workflow communication software
- Patient tracking software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Nursing documentation software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Patient scheduling software