Surgical Technologists

1. Surgical Technology

   Degree · Health & Biosciences

2. Certified Sterile Processing Technician

   Workforce course · Health & Biosciences

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.

• Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
• Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
• Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
• Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
• Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
• Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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