General surgeon vs surgeon's assistant

Differences between general surgeon and surgeon's assistant duties and responsibilities

General surgeon example responsibilities.

• Manage insurance authorization and hospital bookings for surgery.
• Provide preoperative diagnosis of patients, perform the necessary emergency or elective surgery, and provide postoperative surgical care and treatment.
• Provide patient ancillary testing such as EKG, NDX and NCV.
• Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
• Assist the physician during angioplasty and endovenous laser ablation procedures.
• Clean operating room and wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
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Surgeon's assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage insurance authorization and hospital bookings for surgery.
• Perform in-office suturing and skin closures in the operating room.
• Perform vital sign checks, glucose level assessments and EKG's.
• Provide education to patients anticipating surgery, to reduce patient anxiety, and enhance surgical outcome.
• Gather outpatients' background and provide companionship and emotional support for thoracic cancer patients and families.
• Board-Certify dermatologist performing Mohs surgery, advance reconstruction, blepharoplasty, liposuction, cosmetic & medical dermatology.
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