HealthcareO*NET: 29-2055.00
Surgical Technologists
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.
AI Risk Score
55/100
Moderate risk: AI can reshape important parts of the role.
Automation factors
- Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
- Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
- Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Top skills
Monitoring3.75/5
Active Listening3.38/5
Operations Monitoring3.25/5
Speaking3.12/5
Critical Thinking3.12/5