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)”
- Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
- 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.
- Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
- Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Transport patients to operating room.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
- Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
- Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Operate sterilizing devices.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
- Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
- Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
- Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- 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.
- Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
- Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
- Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Surgical protective goggles
- Surgical razors
- Surgical fracture tables
- Anesthesia carts
- Laptop computers
- C-arm tables
- Argon beam coagulators
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Cast cutting saws
- Surgical scalpels
- Telethermometers
- Vascular clamps
- Cardiac monitoring equipment
- Sterile gowns
- Intravenous IV sets
- Hypothermia units
- Laparoscopes
- Medical staple kits
- Suture kits
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Endoscopic camera/video systems
- Pagers
- Blood warming equipment
- Angiocaths
- Fluid warmers
- Patient transport stretchers
- Powered surgical drills
- Head stabilizers
- Eye magnets
- Flash sterilizers
- Surgical masks
- Heart pacemakers
- Surgical trocars
- Sterile drapes
- Blanket warmer cabinets
- Ethylene Oxide sterilizers
- Suction machines
- Surgical gloves
- Medical image processing printers
- Surgical dermatomes
- Body stabilizers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Mayo stands
- Pneumatic tourniquets
- Patient positioning devices
- Hemostat clamps
- Subcutaneous injection syringes
- Surgical clamps
- Wound drains
- Desktop computers
- Specimen collection containers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Personal computers
- Nerve stimulators
- Urinary catheters
- Surgical retractors
- Cauterizing equipment
- Eye lasers
- Fiberoptic endoscopes
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Cell savers
- Surgical robots
- MEDITECH software
- Patient tracking software
- Patient scheduling software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Nursing documentation software
- Surgery workflow communication software
- Microsoft Excel
- Supply documentation software