How do they match: Surgical Assistants

  • Surgical Assistants

  • Medical Surgical Nursing Assistant
  • Certified First Assistant
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
  • Certified Surgical Assistant
  • Certified Surgical First Assistant
  • Clinical Assistant
  • First Assistant
  • Operating Room Assistant
  • Operator Assistant
  • Physician Assistant
  • Registered Nurse First Assistant
  • Surgery Assistant
  • Surgical Medical Assistant
  • Surgical Assistant
  • Surgical Assistant-Certified
  • Surgical Dental Assistant
  • Surgical First Assistant
  • Surgical Services Assistant
  • Travel Registered Nurse First Assistant

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Assist healthcare practitioners during surgery.
  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Administer intravenous medications.
  • Examine medical instruments or equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
  • Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
  • Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
  • Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.