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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”.

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Tasks for “Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Surgical razors
Surgical scalpels
Patient transport stretchers
Personal computers
Multi-line telephone systems
Surgical dermatomes
C-arm tables
Patient positioning devices
Medical image processing printers
Argon beam coagulators
Blanket warmer cabinets
Surgical robots
Eye magnets
Surgical fracture tables
Urinary catheters
Flash sterilizers
Anesthesia carts
Sterile drapes
Nerve stimulators
Surgical trocars
Laparoscopes
Suction machines
Medical staple kits
Pagers
Sterile gowns
Cell savers
Fluid warmers
Surgical gloves
Suture kits
Laptop computers
Blood warming equipment
Pressure steam autoclaves
Surgical masks
Pneumatic tourniquets
Intravenous IV sets
Body stabilizers
Hospital intercom equipment
Mayo stands
Endoscopic camera/video systems
Head stabilizers
Eye lasers
Vascular clamps
Cardiac monitoring equipment
Desktop computers
Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Hypothermia units
Surgical retractors
Specimen collection containers
Powered surgical drills
Surgical protective goggles
Wound drains
Hemostat clamps
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
Surgical clamps
Cast cutting saws
Cauterizing equipment
Heart pacemakers
Subcutaneous injection syringes
Automated external defibrillators AED
Fiberoptic endoscopes
Telethermometers
Angiocaths
Ethylene Oxide sterilizers

Electronic medical record EMR software
Patient tracking software
Patient scheduling software
Supply documentation software
MEDITECH software
Surgery workflow communication software
Microsoft Excel
Nursing documentation software