Surgical instrumentator - Salary, Career

How much does an Surgical instrumentator earn

A Surgical instrumentator earns between $1.286 and $4.126 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.031 and a median salary of $1.800 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 3.954 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Surgical instrumentator
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.031	24.370	508	10
1º Quartile	1.286	15.437	322	6
Median Salary	1.800	21.600	450	9
3º Quartile	3.147	37.758	787	15
Higher Salary	4.126	49.509	1.031	20

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - technicians of the science of human health
- - - nursing technicians and assistants

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Nursing technicians and assistants they work in hospitals, clinics, social services, or even at home. They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, or work on their own, providing temporary services in clinics or residences. They are organized as a team, working under the permanent supervision of a nurse or another member of the higher-level health team. They work in closed environments and with shifts, or confined in a vessel, in the case of the health assistant (maritime navigation). Exception made to professionals working in family health, who, according to a specific ordinance, work eight hours a day. It is common for them to work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation. In some activities, they may be exposed to biological contamination, toxic material and radiation.

What does it take to work in the field of Nursing technicians and assistants

Admission to technical occupations requires certification of skills or a technical course in nursing (middle level). For nursing assistants, basic education and professional qualification courses are required with a minimum of four hundred class hours, which can reach fifteen hundred. The possibility of continuing the qualification will depend on the completion of high school. Currently, there are technical courses in nursing, organized modularly, with intermediate outputs for the qualification of nursing assistants. The entry requirement for these courses is complete high school, with the philosophy of continuing education, which makes it possible for the assistant to reach the technical level, by completing new modules of professional training.

Functions and activities of Surgical instrumentator

Nursing technicians and assistants must:

assist technical team in specific procedures;

care patient;

working with biosafety and security;

work with biosafety and safety;

provide patient care;

care for the patient;

give continuity to shifts;

providing patient care;

demonstrate personal skills;

organize work environment;

promote family health;

work with biosafety and security;

perform admission procedures;

working with biosafety and safety;

promoting family health;

assist the technical team in specific procedures;

administer prescribed medication;

administer prescription medication;

provide patient assistance;

communicate;

promote mental health;

perform surgical instrumentation;

Activities

inspect validity of materials and medicines;

identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;

monitor patient progress;

check quantity and functionality of material and equipment;

disinfect devices and materials;

assist in patient resuscitation;

forward material to the operating room;

offer bedpan and parrot;

stimulate the patient to express feelings;

paramentar-se;

record intercurrences and procedures performed;

changing dressings;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

remove patient;

identify medication to be administered (bed, name and patient record);

assist the team in invasive procedures;

mark type of contamination of hamper and garbage;

limit patient circulation space;

help the patient to eat;

control water balance;

caring for the body after death;

watch for temperature and patient reactions in transfusions;

provide consumables;

arrange clothes;

participate in continuing education activities;

change position in bed;

record medication administration;

inspect each patient;

apply ice pack and wet and dry heat;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

prepare patient for medication;

make personal belongings available to patient (identity preservation);

to be responsible for all care provided to the enrolled population;

provide linen;

protect patient during crises;

recommend abstaining from decisions during mental breakdown;

wash hands before and after each procedure;

check quantity of psychotropic drugs;

demonstrate understanding;

administer incompatible medications separately;

stimulate patient (active and passive movements);

label medical prescription (bed, name and patient record);

monitor serum and medication administration time;

collect material for exams;

install blood products;

check quantity of implant parts;

wearing;

check received medications;

sterilize instruments;

organize medications and materials for patient use and nursing station;

demonstrate ability to listen;

call doctor in case of complications;

providing concurrent and terminal cleaning;

transporting clothes and materials for purge;

stimulate patient expression;

control vital signs;

position patient for surgery;

participate in case discussion;

prevent suicide attempts and risk situations;

control vaccine administration;

vaccinating yourself;

define territory of action;

serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;

exchange technical information;

organize medications and materials for patient and nursing use;

advise family and patient;

get vaccinated;

vaccinate yourself;

administer incompatible medication separately;

contain patient in bed;

massage patient;

mark type of hamper and garbage contamination;

updating registration information;

demonstrate empathy;

mapping area of operation;

check amount of psychotropic drugs;

perform tests and exams;

interpret skin tests;

stimulate patient to express feelings;

participate in the management of supplies;

record complications and procedures performed;

check the sufficiency of equipment, surgical material and compresses;

write down surgery expenses;

request the presence of other professionals in the surgical center;

calculate medication dosage;

perform blood glucose tests;

prepare a patient report;

check the number of surgical compresses;

replace material in the operating room;

install induced power;

discard contaminated material;

give lectures;

beware of adverse effects of products;

demarcate behavioral boundaries;

perform antisepsis;

recommend disembarkation of sick and injured person;

follow protocol in case of contamination or accident;

demonstrate attention ability;

protect bony prominences;

position electric scalpel plate;

activate security team;

remove the patient;

carry out disease prevention and curative actions;

registering activities in information systems;

measure patient (weight, height);

count the number of compresses, material and instruments before and after surgery;

control periodic examinations of employees;

supply the team's demands;

prepare prescription medication;

perform trichotomy;

conduct patient to social activities;

aspirate orotracheal and tracheostomy cannula;

list patient's belongings;

resolve pending issues (drugs, dressings, exams, referrals, fasting, among others) ;

seal the operating room;

perform an active search for local situations;

report adverse drug effects to the physician;

contain sharps for disposal;

introduce nasogastric and vesical catheter;

identify users' needs;

proceed to inhalation therapy;

notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;

administer chemotherapy products;

arrange clothes;

apply enema (intestinal wash);

educate family about mental illness;

pass instruments to the surgical team;

preventing against adverse effects of the products;

demonstrate understanding;

make beds;

check route of administration;

care for the body after death;

implement prescribed therapeutic activities;

package sharps for disposal;

inspect facilities and workers;

participate in public health campaigns;

stimulate vesico-intestinal function;

record events and procedures performed;

check patient and belongings (drugs, alcohol, etc.);

use personal protective equipment (ppe);

identify partners and resources available in the community;

organizing health promotion groups;

coordinating the care of users;

promote comprehensive care;

tag patient belongings;

using personal protective equipment (ppe);

inspect cardiopulmonary arrest cart (pcr);

punch venous access;

participate in planning activities;

accompany patient in medication intake;

encouraging community participation;

ready the patient for examination and surgery;

participate in team evaluations;

define actions according to local priorities;

forward material for exams;

check sterilization result and validity;

sanitize patient;

dismiss the sick or injured employee and crew from work;

introduce yourself by placing the patient in the environment;

place side rails on the bed;

demonstrate fine motor skills;

Sectors that hire Surgical instrumentator the most in the job market

wholesale of instruments and materials for medical, surgical, hospital and laboratory use
hospital care activities
retailer of medical and orthopedic articles
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
outpatient medical activity with resources for performing surgical procedures
prosthetics and orthopedic articles wholesale
supply and management of human resources for third parties
wholesale of machines, apparatus and equipment for dental-medical-hospital use
activities of healthcare professionals