Surgical Technologists

What Does a Surgical Technologists Do?

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 surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
• 2Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
• 3Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
• 4Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
• 5Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
• 6Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
• 7Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
• 8Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.

Required Skills

• Monitoring
• Database software
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Email software
• Google Drive
• Graphics software
• MEDITECH software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word

Surgical Technologists Salary