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

autopsy assistant

cast assistant

clinical assistant

doctor's assistant

doctors' surgery assistant

healthcare assistant

medical assistant

ophthalmic assistant

orthopedic assistant

physician's assistant

physician assistant

radiology assistant

surgery assistant

surgical 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

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

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

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

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

Status

released

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