Directory of top Specialists/Technologists, Others (Surgical Assistant) in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
Taxonomy Code 246ZC0007X
The directory of Specialists/Technologists, Others (Surgical Assistant) in Goldsboro, North Carolina was last updated 6/30/2024
Eva Marie Abrams400 OLD SMITHFIELD RD, GOLDSBORO, NC Telephone Number: (919)-581-4659 Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology) |
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Date NPI Record created: 11/22/2006 |
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Skyler Parks Kearney625 COUNTRY DAY RD, GOLDSBORO, NC Telephone Number: (919)-736-0767 Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology) |
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Date NPI Record created: 1/8/2022 |
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Specialists/Technologists, Others (Surgical Assistant)
Taxonomy Code 246ZC0007X
Classification: Specialist/Technologist, Other
Description
A surgical assistant is a skilled practitioner who has undergone formalized education and training as a surgical assistant. The surgical assistant performs surgical functions that include, but are not limited to: retracting, manipulating, suturing, clamping, cauterizing, litigating, and tying tissue; suctioning, irrigating and sponging; positioning the patient; closure of body planes and skin; and participating in hemostasis and volume replacement. Surgical assistants are certified and registered or licensed by the state, or, in states without licensure, certified as surgical assistants by completing appropriate education and training.
Notes
Source: Association of Surgical Assistants, 2014. [7/1/2007: new, 7/1/2014: title modified, definition modified]
http://www.surgicalassistant.org/index.php/surgical-assisting
Additional Resources: National Surgical Assistant Association, www.nsaa.net.
