Will “Assistant-at-Surgery” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Assist surgeons during surgery by performing duties such as tissue retraction, insertion of tubes and intravenous lines, or closure of surgical wounds. Perform preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2099.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Surgical Assistants”.
Also Known As…
- Surgical Assistants
- Surgical Technician (Surgical Tech)
- Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)
- Surgical First Assistant
- Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
- Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician)
- Certified Surgical Technician
- Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)
- Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
- Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA)
- Certified First Assistant (CFA)
- Surgical Services Assistant
- Surgical Assistant-Certified (SA-C)
- Surgical Assistant
- Surgery Technician
- Operating Room Technician
- Operating Room Assistant
- First Assistant
Tasks for “Assistant-at-Surgery”
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
- 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.
- Operate sterilizing devices.
- Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
- Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
- Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
- Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
- Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
- 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.
- Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
- Transport patients to operating room.
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
- Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
Related Technology & Tools
- Surgical masks
- Hemostat clamps
- Sterile gowns
- Head stabilizers
- Suction machines
- Sterile drapes
- Pagers
- Patient transport stretchers
- Cauterizing equipment
- Surgical trocars
- Surgical gloves
- Body stabilizers
- Mayo stands
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Patient positioning devices
- C-arm tables
- Endoscopic camera/video systems
- Fluid warmers
- Cast cutting saws
- Medical image processing printers
- Fiberoptic endoscopes
- Argon beam coagulators
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Surgical dermatomes
- Angiocaths
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Heart pacemakers
- Wound drains
- Surgical clamps
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laptop computers
- Urinary catheters
- Pneumatic tourniquets
- Ethylene Oxide sterilizers
- Nerve stimulators
- Surgical scalpels
- Desktop computers
- Surgical robots
- Flash sterilizers
- Eye magnets
- Surgical retractors
- Cardiac monitoring equipment
- Subcutaneous injection syringes
- Surgical razors
- Personal computers
- Specimen collection containers
- Blanket warmer cabinets
- Cell savers
- Medical staple kits
- Suture kits
- Blood warming equipment
- Intravenous IV sets
- Surgical fracture tables
- Telethermometers
- Anesthesia carts
- Hypothermia units
- Eye lasers
- Vascular clamps
- Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Surgical protective goggles
- Laparoscopes
- Powered surgical drills
- Patient scheduling software
- Supply documentation software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Patient tracking software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Surgery workflow communication software
- Nursing documentation software