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