# Occupation profile — doctors' surgery assistant

- **ESCO URI:** http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0c041d1e-1841-4acb-b0a1-2c387a61bf65
- **ESCO code:** 3256.1
- **ISCO-08 group:** 3256 — Medical assistants
- **O*NET-SOC:** 29-1071.00 — Physician Assistants (match: closeMatch)

## Description (ESCO)

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.

## Definition

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## Alternative labels

- healthcare assistant
- medical assistant
- surgery assistant
- physician's assistant
- cast assistant
- physician assistant
- ophthalmic assistant
- clinical assistant
- radiology assistant
- orthopedic assistant
- surgical assistant
- autopsy assistant
- doctor's assistant