doctors' surgery assistant

Doctors'surgery assistants support doctors of medicine in medical measures, in performing simple support activities during medical procedures, standardised diagnostic programmes and standardised point-of-care tests, ensuring surgery hygiene, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilising and maintaining medical devices and performing the organisational and administrative tasks required for operating a doctor`s surgery under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.

Alternative Labels

healthcare assistant

surgery assistant

medical assistant

orthopedic assistant

doctor's assistant

surgical assistant

physician's assistant

clinical assistant

physician assistant

ophthalmic assistant

doctors' surgery assistant

autopsy assistant

radiology assistant

cast assistant

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

work in a multicultural environment in health care inform policy makers on health-related challenges manage healthcare users' data follow clinical guidelines record healthcare users' progress related to treatment answer patients' questions provide pre-treatment information process medical insurance claims respond to changing situations in health care promote inclusion ensure safety of healthcare users work in multidisciplinary health teams provide test results to medical staff maintain treatment records use e-health and mobile health technologies contribute to continuity of health care adhere to organisational guidelines interact with healthcare users provide health education develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship apply organisational techniques educate on the prevention of illness deal with emergency care situations comply with legislation related to health care empathise with the healthcare user maintain healthcare user data confidentiality monitor patients' progress related to treatment advise on healthcare users' informed consent accept own accountability communicate in healthcare ensure proper appointment administration comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice apply context specific clinical competences

Essential Knowledge

techniques of blood-sampling medical terminology anaesthetics administrative tasks in a medical environment health care legislation medical informatics professional documentation in health care multi-professional cooperation in health care health records management surgical asepsis health care system

Optional Skills and Competences

use foreign languages in patient care use venepuncture procedure equipment take blood samples perform venepuncture procedures offer advice on diet-related concerns supervise medical office support workers assist patients with special needs perform procurement processes assist with hemostasis collect biological samples from patients record healthcare users' billing information

Optional Knowledge

radiological procedures clinical reports e-procurement customer service wound closure techniques

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0c041d1e-1841-4acb-b0a1-2c387a61bf65

Status

released

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