Assists surgical team... [+] More

Assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery, maintaining a sterile environment. Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions. Helps team members to place and position patient on table. Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.

Aids team to don gowns and gloves. Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation. Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation. Puts dressings on patient following surgery. Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation. Maintains aseptic techniques. Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers. Cleans operating room. May assist in preparing patients before surgery and in moving patients to and from the operating room. [-] Less

Assists surgical team... [+] More

Assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery, maintaining a sterile environment. Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions. Helps team members to place and position patient on table. Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.

Aids team to don gowns and gloves. Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation. Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation. Puts dressings on patient following surgery. Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation. Maintains aseptic techniques. Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers. Cleans operating room. May assist in preparing patients before surgery and in moving patients to and from the operating room. [-] Less

Assists surgical team... [+] More

Assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery, maintaining a sterile environment. Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions. Helps team members to place and position patient on table. Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.

Aids team to don gowns and gloves. Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation. Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation. Puts dressings on patient following surgery. Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation. Maintains aseptic techniques. Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers. Cleans operating room. May assist in preparing patients before surgery and in moving patients to and from the operating room. [-] Less

Creates maps, mapping coordinates, software, databases, and other materials related to mapmaking, utilizing skills in drafting, engineering, mapping, and computer-aided mapping. Compiles data from many sources and uses the data to create maps. Sorts material, surveys and measures land, and... [+] More

Creates maps, mapping coordinates, software, databases, and other materials related to mapmaking, utilizing skills in drafting, engineering, mapping, and computer-aided mapping. Compiles data from many sources and uses the data to create maps. Sorts material, surveys and measures land, and researches records in order to create the map.

Prepares document drafts. Researches databases and library resources. Assists in creating new maps, oftentimes with computer-assisted equipment. [-] Less

Designs and coordinates development of integrated geographical information system data base of spatial and non-spatial data; and develops analyses and presentation of this data, applying knowledge of geographic information systems. Meets with users to develop system or project requirements. Discusses... [+] More

Designs and coordinates development of integrated geographical information system data base of spatial and non-spatial data; and develops analyses and presentation of this data, applying knowledge of geographic information systems. Meets with users to develop system or project requirements. Discusses specific problems to be solved, such as development of transportation planning and modeling, marketing and demographic mapping, or assessment of geologic and environmental factors.

Recommends procedures to increase data accessibility and ease of use. Designs data base and coordinates physical changes to data base, applying additional knowledge of spatial feature representations, such as points, lines, polygons, and geographic information system. Reviews existing and incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, and documentation. Oversees entry of data into data base, including application of coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps, scanning and automatic conversion to vectors, and conversion of other sources of digital data. Determines or verifies designations of cartographic symbols. Determines nature of information to be queried, such as location, characteristics of location, trend, pattern, routing, and modeling various series of events. Determines and applies analysis procedures for spatial and non-spatial data. Determines how to analyze spatial relationships, including adjacency, containment, and proximity. Determines effective presentation of information and selects cartographic elements, including two-dimensional or perspective view, map projection, scale, color, shading, symbols, and additional elements, such as images, graphs, tables, and overlays. Creates output, such as maps and graphs, using computer and geographic information system software and related equipment. Presents information to users and answers questions. May train users. [-] Less

Supervises and coordinates all surgical unit and operating room services, including pre-operative and post-operative patient care. Oversees personnel in charge of maintaining cleanliness, sterility, and safety to patients and staff in operating room, and assures proper functioning of equipment. Coordinates... [+] More

Supervises and coordinates all surgical unit and operating room services, including pre-operative and post-operative patient care. Oversees personnel in charge of maintaining cleanliness, sterility, and safety to patients and staff in operating room, and assures proper functioning of equipment. Coordinates schedules and assigns responsibilities to nurses, technicians, and orderlies to ensure proper patient care.

Maintains inventory of necessary materials, supplies, equipment, and medications and procures items as needed. Supervises personnel who prepare and file patient records. Coordinates services between surgical and other units in the medical care facility. [-] Less

Assists surgical team... [+] More

Assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery, maintaining a sterile environment. Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions. Helps team members to place and position patient on table. Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.

Aids team to don gowns and gloves. Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation. Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation. Puts dressings on patient following surgery. Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation. Maintains aseptic techniques. Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers. Cleans operating room. May assist in preparing patients before surgery and in moving patients to and from the operating room. [-] Less

Fits and... [+] More

Fits and sells surgical appliances, such as trusses, abdominal supports, braces, cervical collars, and artificial limbs, using knowledge of anatomy, orthopedics, orthotics, and prosthetics. Measures customer with tape measure or follows prescription from physician to determine type and size of appliance required.

Picks appliance from stock and fits appliance on customer. Writes specifications for and orders custom-made appliances. May design and fabricate, or direct fabrication of, custom-made appliances. [-] Less

Tends machine that automatically cuts and folds gauze backing around absorbent cotton to form surgical dressings

starts machine that cuts gauze and absorbent cotton to size, folds gauze around cotton in prescribed manner to form surgical pad, and ejects pad. Examines... [+] More

Tends machine that automatically cuts and folds gauze backing around absorbent cotton to form surgical dressings

starts machine that cuts gauze and absorbent cotton to size, folds gauze around cotton in prescribed manner to form surgical pad, and ejects pad. Examines ejected pads for size, folding of gauze and defects in absorbent cotton. May pack specified quantity of pads in bags or cartons. [-] Less

Knits fabric from silk and elastic thread for use in surgical supports, using hand-and-foot-operated knitting machine

marks width measurements of fabric to be knitted and adjusts machine. Places cones of silk and elastic thread on spindles, and draws thread through machine... [+] More

Knits fabric from silk and elastic thread for use in surgical supports, using hand-and-foot-operated knitting machine

marks width measurements of fabric to be knitted and adjusts machine. Places cones of silk and elastic thread on spindles, and draws thread through machine guides and between needles. Moves levers to activate machine and knit fabric. Depresses pedal of elastic thread-carrier to lay elastic thread between stitches. Passes elastic thread through each end stitch of knitted fabric and knots thread to prevent raveling, using darning needle. [-] Less