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Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
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Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
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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.
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Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
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Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
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Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
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Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
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Operate sterilizing devices.
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Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
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Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
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Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
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Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
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Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
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Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
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Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
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Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
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Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
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Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
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Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
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Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
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Transport patients to operating room.
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Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
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Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
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Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
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Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
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Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
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Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.