OK, PLEASE, what does a surgical tech. do??????

Question

do they draw blood, take vital signs, or get to perform life-saving procedures on people, because i want all of that stuff.

Answer 1

None of this is included in the job description for a surgical tech. A surgical tech is the person that will open packs for surgeries and anticipate what the surgeon will need for the given surgery. Although this job is a necessary one, it is quite limiting as it only has one roll. If you are looking at drawing blood, taking blood pressures, temperatures,pulse, respirations and performing things such as CPR why not looking into nursing. As a Registered Nurse you would be doing most of these things on a daily basis. Nursing is limitless in the avenues where one can be employed. School Nurse, Occupational Health Nurse, Infection Control Nurse, Nurse Educator the options are limitless and of course Surgery as a Circulator. Check with your local community college and speak with an advisor

Answer 2

According to the US Dept of Labor, this is what a surgical tech does (they do check vital signs and work with lab specimens, but they assist with life-saving procedures, they don't actually perform the procedures):

Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and surgical or operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams, which most commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses. Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. They assemble both sterile and nonsterile equipment, as well as adjust and check it to ensure it is working properly. Technologists also get patients ready for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites. They transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical “drapes.” Technologists also observe *patients’ vital signs*, check charts, and assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.

During surgery, technologists pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. They may hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. *Surgical technologists help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings.* Some operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.

After an operation, surgical technologists may help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Drop by the hospital and interview an Administrator. Why ask here? Go to the Source.