How do they match: Surgical Assistants

  • Certified Surgical Technologist

  • 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.

  • Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
  • Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
  • Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.

  • Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.