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32101.02 – Operating room technicians

Operating room technicians prepare patients and provide assistance to medical practitioners prior to and during surgery.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Operating room technician
  • Surgical nursing assistant

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing the patients' operative areas
  • Assist in surgery by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
  • Monitor patients' status during surgery, such as intake, output and loss of blood, and communicate and document any changes
  • Clean and sterilize the operating room and instruments.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (33102)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

32 – Technical occupations in health

Sub-major group

321 – Technical occupations in health (except practitioners of natural healing)

Minor group

3210 – Technical occupations in therapy and assessment

Unit group

32101 – Licensed practical nurses

Occupational profile

32101.02 – Operating room technicians

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