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