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Surgical Assistants
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Surgical
Assistants
21
Alternate Occupation Titles
Operating
Room
Assistant
Operating
Room Technician
Operator
Assistant
Certified First
Assistant
Certified Nursing
Assistant
Certified Registered Nurse First
Assistant
Certified Surgical
Assistant
Certified Surgical First
Assistant
Clinical
Assistant
First
Assistant
Medical Surgical Nursing
Assistant
Physician
Assistant
Registered Nurse First
Assistant
Surgery
Assistant
Surgical
Assistant
Surgical
Assistant
-Certified
Surgical Dental
Assistant
Surgical First
Assistant
Surgical Medical
Assistant
Surgical Services
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Assistant
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Assist
in
operations
, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.
14
Tasks
Assist
in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
Assist
in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
Assist
in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
Assist
members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
Assist
with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
Operate
sterilizing devices.
Adjust and maintain
operating
room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile
operative
field.
Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for
operative
procedures.
Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including
operative
consent, methods of
operative
exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
Maintain an unobstructed
operative
field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
Monitor patient intra-
operative
status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
Transport patients to
operating
room.
Verify the identity of patient or
operative
site.
5
Detailed Work Activities
Assist
healthcare practitioners during surgery.
Operate
diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
Operate
on patients to treat conditions.
Examine medical instruments or equipment to ensure proper
operation.
Maintain sterile
operative
fields.
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