Surgical Assistants

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Surgical Assistant to assist surgeons during surgeries and perform essential preoperative and postoperative duties. Responsibilities include tissue retraction, managing surgical wounds, and patient care facilitation. Ideal candidates should possess active listening, critical thinking, and coordination skills essential for effective surgical procedures. Join a dynamic team that supports surgical teams in providing optimal patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons during surgery by performing various duties such as tissue retraction and closure of surgical wounds.
• Perform preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care.
• Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry.

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Critical Thinking

Coordination

Job description

Job Description & Duties

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.

Daily Life Of a Surgical Assistant

• 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.
• Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed‑wound drainage systems.
• Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
• Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, fascia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
• 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.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Surgical Assistant?

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring: Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.