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