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O*NET detailed work activityAssist practitioners to perform medical procedures
Stays humanHands-on care
7 jobs10 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.
- Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.
- Assist veterinarians in examining animals to determine the nature of illnesses or injuries.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
- Assist dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
- Assist hospital staff with patient care duties, such as providing transportation or setting up traction.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Provide assistance with euthanasia of animals or disposal of corpses.
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
- Prepare surgical equipment and pass instruments or materials to veterinarians during surgical procedures.
- Assist coroners at death scenes or at autopsies, file police reports, and testify at inquests or in court, if employed by a coroner.