Surgical Assistant

Job Title: Surgical Assistant
Reports to: Team Leader
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Position Summary: To provide surgical support to doctors and excellent patient care.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensures current patient records
• Assists doctors with exams
• Performs X-rays on patients, as needed
• Reviews medical history with patients
• Ensures proper consent forms are signed by patient and/or guardian
• Prepare patient prescriptions accurately
• Performs blood pressure checks, EKG monitoring, Pulse Oximeter monitoring
• Records accurate anesthesia record charting
• Records accurate vital signs
• Maintain clear airways on sedated patients; performs suction on sedated patients
• Performs post-op patient monitoring, including staying with patient until caretaker arrives
• Assist with cleaning and preparing surgical rooms
• Provides support for ongoing surgeries
• Maintains upmost confidentiality
• Any duties required to maintain patient flow and any other extra duties office clinical manager assigns