How do they match: Surgical Assistants

  • Certified Surgical Technologist

  • Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

  • 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.
  • Verify the identity of patient or operative site.